Disparities in Clinical Research and Cancer Treatment

Mount Sinai to Lead a Team Awarded $6 Million to Decrease ...

In engaging with cancer patients about possible clinical trials in which they might participate, the team will especially focus on breast, ...

Health Disparities Research - MD Anderson Cancer Center

The MD Anderson Health Disparities Research department aims to eliminate disparities in cancer incidence, morbidity and mortality. Learn more.

Racial Disparities in Access to Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials

Among counties with cancer facilities, those with a higher proportion of African Americans had statistically significantly fewer prostate cancer ...

Higher cancer rates in minoritized communities driven by disparities

Cancer disparities are most stark in Black and Indigenous populations, which have the highest overall cancer death rates of all US racial or ethnic groups.

Eliminating Disparities in Clinical Trials: The Role of ... - ASCLS

Many studies have found that there are significant demographic disparities in clinical trials, with consistent underrepresentation due to sex, age, racial or ...

Race/ethnicity reporting and representation in US clinical trials

This disparity contributes to biased medical evidence and excludes minorities from the benefits of clinical trial participation. Little is known ...

Disparities in cancer care—A call to action - Cell Press

Structural barriers include clinical trial complexities, patient exclusion due to narrow eligibility criteria, lack of translators or patient ...

The Racial Disparities of Breast Cancer Research - Cure Today

Sheila McGlown provides insight into the underrepresentation of women of color in clinical trials for breast cancer and discusses reasons ...

Reducing Cancer Health Disparities in Detroit - P20 SPORE

Thus far, ICI clinical trials have had poor representation from African American patients (<4%); but in the limited data available, African Americans show ...

Racial Disparities in Clinical Trials | New England Journal of Medicine

Limited data suggest that health care providers, like the rest of society, harbor prejudicial attitudes (biases or stereotyping) toward minority ...

Focus Groups Amplify the Voices of Black Congregants about ...

Black Americans continue to be vastly underrepresented in cancer clinical trials, making up roughly 8.5% of trial participants. Improving ...

Challenges in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Research ... - Frontiers

Disparities are common and well-known in the field of clinical oncology and cancer research. In patient care, poor access and a number of other factors ...

Disparities in breast cancer care and research: report from ... - Nature

The workshop members concluded that numerous groups of women are at increased risk for disparities in breast cancer care: many patients and ...

ACCC and ASCO Collaborative Targets Disparities in Cancer ...

“If clinical trials don't represent the individuals we treat, including those from racial and ethnic minority populations, the state of science ...

Cancer Care Equity Program - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

... disparities research into clinical interventions. Established in January 2012, the Cancer Care Equity Program (CCEP) aims to place Dana-Farber Cancer ...

addressing disparities of access to oncology clinical trials in the ...

Changes in the use of comprehensive geriatric assessment in clinical trials for older patients with cancer over time.

Studies Uncover Drivers of Health Disparities and Opportunities to ...

The analysis also underscores the limitations of clinical trials in predicting outcomes among patient populations that are typically different ...

Disparities in cancer care-A call to action

... cancer care, remain underrepresented in clinical trials, and experience significant financial toxicity and discrimination during their cancer journey.

Alliance Disparities Committee Corner

Specialization in organ-oriented disease is being supplemented with molecular target assessment and targeted treatment across cancer types. New clinical trial ...

Reducing Disparities in Medicine: Advancing Equity in Clinical Trials

Both the public and private sectors have shown a renewed focus on expanding the diversity of clinical trial participants. To date, most research ...