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Equitable Representation of Latinos in Clinical Research Is Needed to Achieve Health Equity in Cancer Care.

Amelie G RamirezPatricia Chalela
Published in: JCO oncology practice (2022)
Raising awareness or offering clinical trials to everyone will not alone increase Latino participation. Other key barriers at different levels must also be addressed, especially SDoH and patients' contextual factors. To achieve equitable participation of Latinos and other underrepresented groups in clinical research, comprehensive approaches that address interrelated multilevel and multifactorial barriers to participation can produce a substantial, sustained impact-ensuring everyone equitably benefits from scientific advances in cancer treatment, improved cancer outcomes and quality of life, and reduced health care costs.
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