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IMAGE: Eleanor M. Walker, M.D., PAACT co-investigator, and director of Breast Radiation Oncology and medical director of Integrative Services at Henry Ford view more
Credit: Henry Ford Health System
DETROIT (March 11, 2021) - Henry Ford Cancer Institute is launching the Participatory Action for Access to Clinical Trials (PAACT) project to dramatically improve the representation of the African American community and other minorities in cancer clinical trials.
Supported by a $750,000 grant from Genentech, PAACT is a community-based research initiative in collaboration with the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center (Detroit URC) that will address various barriers to trust and participation in clinical trials. Researchers and community partners will focus on clinical trials involving breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancers, which are more likely to result in death for African Americans when compared to other racial and ethnic groups. The project
Henry Ford Cancer Institute launches new initiative to improve minority participation in clinical trials
Henry Ford Cancer Institute is launching the Participatory Action for Access to Clinical Trials (PAACT) project to dramatically improve the representation of the African American community and other minorities in cancer clinical trials.
Supported by a $750,000 grant from Genentech, PAACT is a community-based research initiative in collaboration with the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center (Detroit URC) that will address various barriers to trust and participation in clinical trials. Researchers and community partners will focus on clinical trials involving breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancers, which are more likely to result in death for African Americans when compared to other racial and ethnic groups. The project is being implemented in partnership with community-based organizations and community leaders who are key stakeholders.
smoothly. she was a very important part of that. tucker: governor, head of another famous political family, thank you very much. thanks, tucker. tucker: our friend worked as a staffer in the george w. bush white house. he and barbara brush he knewa bush for decades. he joins us now. what are your memories of barbara bush? barbara bush was the scene behind the camera as she was in front of the camera. always interested in others, always caring for others. the consummate second and first lady of the united states. family counted more than anything, both in her own family and her political family, and for family of america. what made her most notably was literacy, both here in america and across the globe. believing that every worth of every person can be found in their ability to learn and read. i was struck by the fact of how