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Georgia 2020 Policy Forum: Cancer Research
... event. This event will bring together key leaders and decision makers in government, research and academia to discuss emerging oncology and health care policy issues that affect the physical and economic health of Americans. Forum Focus | The Future of Cancer Care: From Discovery to Delivery Cancer remains a critical public health problem and how ...
Georgia Hospital Leaders Discuss Need to Protect Future Cancer Discoveries Through Policy
... cancelled and delayed clinical research trials. This impact has not only slowed research pivotal to finding a cure and improving treatment and care but potentially reversing the immense progress that has been made – threatening the welfare of cancer patients today and into the future. ... cancer research – a lack of representation in trials due to barriers to care. The Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act would ensure health equity in clinical research trials by requiring an analysis of current policies in cancer clinical trials that directly impact participation ... so access becomes a real big component with respect to balancing out those inequities,” shared Dr. Eric Flenaugh, a pulmonologist at Grady Health System and professor at Morehouse College. “We have to focus on where exactly those problems are and target our research efforts towards ...