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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 92, No. 20, 1632-1634, October 18, 2000
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Oncologist’s Role Critical To Clinical Trial Enrollment

Robert Finn

Second in a two-part series.

Although a public education campaign may help to increase patient awareness of cancer clinical trials, recent surveys suggest that it will be important to attack the problem of patient enrollment in trials on other fronts as well. In particular, the surveys indicate that the involvement of the patient’s oncologist is absolutely critical. The National Cancer Institute appears to be taking these data into account, introducing a number of initiatives to make participation in clinical trials easier and more convenient for physicians.

A recent Harris Interactive survey (presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in May) demonstrates that awareness of clinical trials is poor, even among people with cancer (see News, Oct. 4, p. 1556). Of 5,980 patients surveyed, fully 85% were . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Oncologist Participation

Facing Fears

Trying to Ease the Burden


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