Many Black cancer patients say they aren't offered the chance at clinical trials, survey finds
Nobody offered Stephanie Walker a clinical trial when she was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Nobody talked to her about what her options might be in clinical trials. She didn’t have a nurse or patient navigator, either, who could guide her through the treatment process. “It was just me, the oncologist, and his PA,” Walker, a registered nurse and patient advocate with the Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance, said.
It frustrates her to look back on that time, especially in the context of a new study that she and other patients and patient advocates led that examines the experiences...…Nobody offered Stephanie Walker a clinical trial when she was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Nobody talked to her about what her options might be in clinical trials. She didn’t have a nurse or patient navigator, either, who could guide her through the treatment process. “It was just me, the oncologist, and his PA,” Walker, a registered nurse and patient advocate with the Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance, said.
It frustrates her to look back on that time, especially in the context of a new study that she and other patients and patient advocates led that examines the experiences...WW…