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; Ajani N. Dunn

doi:10.1002/cncr.23201

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, Ajani N. Dunn

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Under-representation of minorities in adult cancer clinical trials is mostly due to health system-based barriers. 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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	447-454
Number of pages	8
Journal	Cancer
Volume	112
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.23201
State	Published - Feb 1 2008

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Oncology
Cancer Research

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