• Cancer · Feb 2008

    Disparities in participation in cancer clinical trials in the United States : a symptom of a healthcare system in crisis.

    • Gerardo Colon-Otero, Robert C Smallridge, Lawrence A Solberg, Thomas D Keith, Timothy A Woodward, Floyd B Willis, and Ajani N Dunn.
    • Division of Hematology/Oncology, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Jacksonville, Florida 32224, USA. gcolonotero@mayo.edu
    • Cancer. 2008 Feb 1;112(3):447-54.

    AbstractDisparities in minorities' representation in cancer clinical trials have been shown only in adult populations, which suggest that the main causes of these disparities relate to health system-based barriers, including issues of poverty (lack of insurance), poor access to trials, and an inadequate number of clinical trials. Initiatives that increase the participation of community physicians in cancer clinical research trials and increase low socioeconomic status patients' access to cancer trials will likely ameliorate this problem.

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