How have patient advocates in the United States benefited cancer research?
作者:
Collyar(Deborah)
状态:
发布时间2005-01-04
, 更新时间 2005-01-04
期刊:
Nat Rev Cancer
摘要:
Cancer patient advocates represent those affected by cancer and have a broad view of cancer research. They are involved in many diverse cancer research committees, where they can help tackle old problems from new perspectives that often differ from government, academic, medical and scientific approaches. In this role, patient advocates have aided the development of educational dialogue between investigators and patient communities and assisted in streamlining cancer research policies and clinical trials.