Despite pressing need, survey finds most Americans unlikely to enroll in clinical trials
Monday, May 23, 2016 - 17:30
in Health & Medicine
The lack of participation in clinical research may be the Achilles’ heel of today’s cancer community. According to a new survey of more than 1,500 consumers and nearly 600 physicians, only 35 percent of Americans indicated that they were “likely” to enroll in a clinical trial. Other studies have shown that only 4 percent of cancer patients enroll in clinical trials nationally each year.