Cancer clinical trials have brought enormous advances in the areas of cancer prevention, treatment and diagnosis. However, less than 5 percent of adults diagnosed with cancer each year will get treated through enrollment in a clinical trial. With broader enrollment, the effort to find new and better ways to treat and prevent cancer might be swifter.

Cancer researchers and others are working to understand what barriers to enrollment exist for people who might otherwise benefit from a clinical trial.

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