Open AccessClinical Research by Community Oncologists
Author(s) -
Cohen Gary I.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/canjclin.53.2.73
Subject(s) - accrual , clinical trial , medicine , alternative medicine , clinical research , community studies , family medicine , medical education , pathology , business , sociology , accounting , earnings , anthropology
Practicing and hospital‐based community oncologists are increasingly recognized as sources for clinical research activity. Although surveys have documented patients' and physicians' willingness to consider participation in clinical research studies, accrual to clinical trials by adults in cancer research studies remains embarrassingly low. This may be due in part to a lack of knowledge about available studies by community oncologists, a lack of time or interest, or a lack of resources to support the cost of performing clinical trials. This article addresses these issues as an instructional module for community physicians interested in increasing their activity in clinical trials or improving their abilities to facilitate patient accrual to cancer research studies.