Young people of color with a higher income more likely to participate in cancer clinical trials
People of color, those with a higher income and younger individuals are more likely to participate in clinical trials during their cancer treatment according to a new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine.
Clinical trials are research studies that involve people who volunteer to take part in tests of new drugs, current approved drugs for a new purpose or medical devices.
The study analyzed data collected from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey, which is an annual national telephone survey designed to collect health-related data from U.S. adults. Survey years selected included the question, Did you participate in a clinical trial as part of your cancer treatment? The analysis of 20,053 respondents revealed an average overall clinical trial participation rate of 6.51%. Among 17,600 white respondents,
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People of color, those with a higher income and younger individuals are more likely to participate in clinical trials during their cancer treatment according to a new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine.
Clinical trials are research studies that involve people who volunteer to take part in tests of new drugs, current approved drugs for a new purpose or medical devices.
The study analyzed data collected from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey, which is an annual national telephone survey designed to collect health-related data from U.S. adults. Survey years selected included the question, Did you participate in a clinical trial as part of your cancer treatment? The analysis of 20,053 respondents revealed an average overall clinical trial participation rate of 6.51%. Among 17,600 white respondents, participation was 6.24%; among 445 Hispanic respondents, participation was 11%; and amo
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A ribbon cutting by the Lamar County Chamber of Commerce is to take place at 4 p.m. Thursday with a reception from 4 to 8 p.m. at the menâs center, 126 Highway 271.
The Madison School Board will consider choosing a new board member for the Associated School Boards of South Dakota, a statewide organization, when it meets at 5:30 p.m. on Monday in the combined middle-high school library.
Tom Farrell, president of the Madison School Board, is one of two candidates running for an ASBSD Southeast Region board seat. Carol Voss-Ward, a Vermillion School Board member, is the other candidate running for a four-year term on the board.
Personnel changes are among the items scheduled early on the meeting agenda with the board members reviewing the resignations of Melody Gross as a high school paraprofessional, effective on March 12; Cassaundra Brunick as a middle school oral interpretation adviser, effective March 16; Rachel Jung as an English language learner and instructional tutor, effective at the end of the 2020-21 school year; and Melissa Blessington as a middle school paraprofessional, effective May 12.