Items Tagged ‘Carmen Radecki Breitkopf’
March 1, 2019
For more than 150 years, Mayo Clinic has pursued continuous improvements in health and health care delivery. The Mayo Clinic Robert D. Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery is Mayo’s innovative driver for change, building on this strong history of taking a scientific approach to compassionate care. It brings together a unique, multidisciplinary […]
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July 9, 2018
Offering underserved groups access to cutting-edge research
For many patients, clinical trials offer a chance to benefit from promising new treatments that are not available in the doctor’s office. Yet not all people have the same access to these opportunities. Groups such as racial minorities, older individuals, and those with low income are less likely than others to participate in clinical trials, […]
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September 13, 2016
What is stopping patients from enrolling in clinical trials?
Clinical trials are the mechanism through which new and promising therapies for safe, effective cancer treatment ultimately become available. Not only do trials help identify new or best-practice therapeutic treatment options, but the act of participating in a trial has been shown to actually improve survival. One of the most promising areas of research to […]
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