Clinical trials offer patients access to the latest breakthroughs
When Shari Pimental underwent routine surgery two years ago to remove her gallbladder, she woke up in the recovery room and learned she had stage III ovarian cancer. “It was definitely a shock. I ended up staying five extra days in the hospital to recover from surgery to remove the cancer,” says Shari, a Marist High school guidance counselor. Dr. Kathleen Yang, Shari’s.