Donating Your Tissue for Research

Donating Your Tissue for Research

11/27/2015 12:12 PM EST

Short video that discusses tissue donation as part of cancer research. Sue Scott, cancer survivor, and her physician-researcher, Christian Hinrichs, MD, of the National Cancer Institute describe what tissue donation has meant to them and why they are such passionate advocates for donating tissue from clinical procedures for cancer research. Pathologist and cancer survivor, Hala Makhlouf, MD, PhD also shares her insights on tissue donation for research as part of her personal cancer journey. For more information, viewers can call the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER or visit online at cancer.govor to view a brochure about tissue donation in research, visit: http://www.cancer.gov/tissue-donation.