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Wednesday, June 19, 2013 The biomedical research community has
established a strong set of principles to guide the medical
research process. These principles dictate research ethics,
providing rules to make decisions about every part of research.
They are carried out by specific regulations and individuals in
the research community who oversee all aspects of the research
process to assure these guidelines are followed. For more
information see: The information that follows from the National
Cancer Institute provides a history of the important events and
actions taken to develop our system of research ethics and
oversight. Over the past half-century, the international and
U.S. medical communities have taken numerous steps to protect
people who take part in clinical research. The following
timeline provides an overview of s