Awe and anxiety for cancer cells: connecting scientists and patients in a holistic approach of metastasis research.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Metastatic cancer is often experienced by patients as a death sentence. At the same time, translational scientists approach metastasis also as an interesting phenomenon that they try to understand and prevent. These two sides of the same coin do not mask the considerable gap that exists between the laboratory world of scientists and the life world of patients. Funding agencies nowadays increasingly demand researchers to be responsive to the values and priorities of patients and public. One approach to bridge this gap and to increase the impact of science is patient and public involvement (PPI). A concise literature review of PPI research and practice in this paper revealed that although PPI is often deployed in translational health care research, its methodology is not s

SUBMITTER: Bronkhorst H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10523712 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature