In order to provide equitable quality care to all cancer patients - whatever their geographical location, ethnic background or social determinants – there must be a systemic change in cancer care policies, treatment practice and research infrastructure.
In this eBook, featuring articles from both Oncology Central and Future Oncology, we will explore the challenges in access to cancer treatments, the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on telehealth as well as tools for amplifying the patient’s voice.
Highlights include:
- [REVIEW]: Pragmatic patient engagement in designing pragmatic oncology clinical trials
- [COMMENTARY]: The future of oncology care requires integration of patient engagement and equity into practice
- [INTERVIEW]: Tools for adapting cancer trials during the COVID-19 pandemic
- [SYSTEMATIC REVIEW]: Race and ethnicity representation in clinical trials: findings from a literature review of Phase I oncology trials
- [PERSPECTIVE]: A transdisciplinary approach to understand the epigenetic basis of race/ethnicity health disparities
