title: [Research].
abstract: This text presents a reflection on the chief steps involved in experimental execution, and approaches sequentially the following aspects: a) what is research?, b) why carry out a research?, c) how can a research be useful in the future?, d) what are the stages involved in a research?, and e) who should be considered authors of a research? Finally, this article mentions the importance of results analysis and the relevance of the obtained results to the community.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Oncologia Clínica, Hospital e Maternidade Celso Pierro, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Otávio Augusto Câmara
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Aldemar Araujo
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Castro
mesh_terms: D032984:Ethics, Research; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design