Cancer causes & control : CCC
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Cancer Causes Control · May 2013
Clinical trial discussion, referral, and recruitment: physician, patient, and system factors.
Patient participation in cancer clinical trials is imperative to the advancement of medical science. Physicians play an important role in recruitment by discussing clinical trials with their cancer patients. Patient-physician discussion is influenced by many factors relating to the physician, the patient, and the healthcare system. ⋯ Multilevel interventions may be successful at increasing participation of women in clinical trials.