Women Lag Behind Men in Cancer Trial Representation

SOURCE:  MedPage Today

DATE:  June 8, 2009

EXCERPT: "More than a decade after the government urged scientists to enroll more women in clinical research projects, females were still significantly under-represented in clinical trials involving nonsex-specific cancers, a review of more than 600 studies showed."    more

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Jagsi R, Motomura AR, Amarnath S, Jankovic A, Sheets N, Ubel PA.Under-representation of women in high-impact published clinical cancer research. Cancer. 2009 Jun 8.