Many of us have been invited to participate in a clinical trial. Our online patient portals usually have a tab or button where we can learn more and volunteer to participate.
Let’s say you suffer from toenail fungus. You hear of a new trial that will offer a cure. But there is a very small, but non-zero, chance you might die during the trial. Your death would be not be predictable nor would there be any forewarnings. You just become dead.
Would you participate? My guess is that almost everyone, even those suffering from toenail fungus, would give a pass to that offer.