Searching for cures: Inner-city and rural patients' awareness and perceptions of cancer clinical trials

Searching for cures: Inner-city and rural patients' awareness and perceptions of cancer clinical trials

Fewer than 5% of cancer patients participate in clinical trials, making it challenging to test new therapies or interventions for cancer. Even within that small number, patients living in inner-city and rural areas are underrepresented in clinical trials. This study explores cancer patients' aw...

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Main Authors: Mugur Geana, Joseph Erba, Hope Krebill, Gary Doolittle, Sheshadri Madhusudhana, Abdulraheem Qasem, Nikki Malomo, Denise Sharp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
Subjects:
Clinical trial
Cancer
Health communication
Knowledge
Behavior
Attitudes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865416300503

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