Are Clinical Trials Safe For Blacks? Part 1
by Team BlackDoctor.org
The Latest In Clinical Trials
3 Major Barriers to Black Clinical Trial Participation and How to Solve Them
Clinical trials play a key role in advancing cancer treatment, especially for Black Americans who face higher death rates and experience inequalities in access to health care. We must understand the unique barriers Black patients in the U.S. encounter concerning read more about 3 Major Barriers to Black Clinical Trial Participation and How to Solve Them
This Vaccine Fights Deadly Brain Tumor in Small Clinical Trial
(HealthDay News) — An experimental cancer vaccine can quickly reprogram a person’s immune system to attack glioblastoma, the most aggressive and lethal form of brain cancer, a small, preliminary study has found. The cancer vaccine is based on mRNA technology read more about This Vaccine Fights Deadly Brain Tumor in Small Clinical Trial
The Hidden Costs of Missing Diversity from Clinical Trials
Imagine you're testing a new medicine. To make sure it's safe and works well, you need people to try it out. These volunteers are part of a clinical trial, a crucial step in developing new treatments. But there's a problem: read more about The Hidden Costs of Missing Diversity from Clinical Trials
A Doctor Explains What’s Missing From Black Clinical Trial Enrollment
Patient success takes a village, and Dr. Craig Cole of Karmanos Cancer Institute believes the village extends to the recruitment of Black patients for clinical trials. He shares that having team enthusiasm is one way to overcome barriers to studying read more about A Doctor Explains What’s Missing From Black Clinical Trial Enrollment
Overcoming Tuskegee: How To Establish Black Trust in Clinical Trials
The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment has left a painful legacy of medical mistrust in the Black American community. In the 1932-1972 study, researchers withheld treatment from Black men infected with syphilis to observe the disease progression—without informing them of their diagnosis read more about Overcoming Tuskegee: How To Establish Black Trust in Clinical Trials
Getting Blacks into Heart-Related Clinical Trials Isn’t a “Spectator Sport”
Despite progress in cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment, Black adults in the USA still face higher rates of premature CVD death compared to white adults. According to Dr. LaPrincess C. Brewer and Joshua J. Joseph of the Cobb Institute, this read more about Getting Blacks into Heart-Related Clinical Trials Isn’t a “Spectator Sport”