By Cat Wise and Jason Kane, Public Broadcast Service, October 30 ,2019
U.S. racial and ethnic diversity is ever increasing, but the medical representation of minority groups is not. A recent review of government-funded cancer research studies found that participants were disproportionately white, and fewer than 2 percent of these clinical trials focused on minorities specifically. Special correspondent Cat Wise reports on the problem and efforts to correct it.
Judy Woodruff:
The country's diversity is becoming ever greater, but medical research that could benefit the populace is not keeping pace.
A recent review of government-funded cancer research studies found that all racial and ethnic minorities were considerably underrepresented. It also found that fewer than 2 percent of these clinical trials focused specifically on the needs of minorities.
There's growing awareness of the problem, and there are some new and promising efforts to correct it.
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