Although obesity is a risk factor for a number of cancer types and can influence cancer treatment outcomes, obese patients are underrepresented in clinical trials, according to new research. In 2014, kinds of cancer associated with being overweight or obese represented about 40 percent of all cancers diagnosed in the United States. But a new… Continue reading Obese People Underrepresented in Clinical Trials
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Not Enough Women Included in Some Heart Disease Clinical Trials
Women are underrepresented in clinical trials for heart failure, coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome but proportionately or overrepresented in trials for hypertension, atrial fibrillation and pulmonary arterial hypertension, when compared to incidence or prevalence of women within each disease population, according to a study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.… Continue reading Not Enough Women Included in Some Heart Disease Clinical Trials