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CancerPACT
The aim of the Cancer Patients Alliance for Clinical Trials & Survivorship (CancerPACT) initiative of Cancer Patients Alliance is to increase Latino and other minority participation in adult cancer clinical trials. We are concentrating initial efforts in Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Salinas Valley, California; and Denver, Colorado. Local hospital and health providers will provide cancer trial participation data that will permit us to assess the effectiveness of our efforts.
Participation by women, the elderly, and members of minority groups has historically been very low in cancer clinical trials. This is particularly true of Latino-Americans. They are 15% of the US population, but comprise only 5% of the cancer clinical trial population. More.
- Cancer Worldwide
- Clinical Trials
- Under-Represented Minorities
Reference Links
- General Clinical Trials
- Minority Participation in Clinical Trials
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- Materials
- Flyer in English
Flyer in Spanish
- Brochure in English
- Brochure in Spanish
- Lessons in Building Partnerships for Community-Based Participatory Research in the Salinas Valley Region
Friends of the Alliance:
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For more information please contact:
CancerPACT
Cancer Patients Alliance
312 Fountain Avenue, Pacific Grove, California 93950
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 Science Board
James Abbruzzese, MD
Chief, Medical Oncology
Duke University
Markus Buchler, MD
Chairman, Surgery
Heidelberg University, Germany
Ralph Hruban, MD
Director, GI / Liver Pathology
Johns Hopkins University
Eileen O'Reilly, MD
Assistant Professor
Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Margaret Tempero, MD
Chief, Medical Oncology
University of California - SF
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