Winning hearts & minds: prostate cancer outreach and clinical trial enrollment in minority men.

ABSTRACT: Minorities participate less than White people in a variety of research settings limiting the generalizability of the research results. The driving forces behind the lower participation rates are multifactorial and vary by race. Further compounding these driving forces are past inequities and violations of trust by the healthcare system. Addressing these issues is crucial to equitably accruing within clinical trials and subsequently addressing the lack of generalizable results being produced. Despite legislation being enacted to increase the enrollment of minorities in clinical trials, the participation rates remain low with cancer clinical trials being particularly disparate in terms of equitable representation. As prostate cancer disproportionately affects Black men, it is imperative that

SUBMITTER: Anderson R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11651785 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature