Clinical trials are time consuming, expensive, and often burdensome on patients. Clinical
trials can fail for many reasons. This survey reviews many of these reasons and offers …

The informed consent process for consideration of clinical trials is a complex process that
requires the understanding of the potential trial risk, benefits, and alternatives of treatment …

We argue for implementation of informed proxy or relational autonomy consent in human
aDNA research, where the deceased may be represented by living people the research …

Objective This study described physicians' use of plain language during patient-physician
cancer clinical trial discussions. Methods Video-recorded clinical interactions and …

Clinical trials for acute conditions such as myocardial infarction and stroke pose challenges
related to informed consent due to time limitations, stress, and severe illness. Consent …

Background As cancer therapies increase in their complexity, effective communication
among patients, physicians, and research staff is critical for optimal clinical trial …

This manuscript focuses on the communication factors that affect the willingness of African
Americans and Black Caribbean patients to participate in clinical trials and research studies …

PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION: Patients with cancer face high expectations for performing
health literacy activities necessary for self-management and decision making, but only 12 …

Cancer decision-making interventions commonly utilize narratives as a persuasive strategy
to increase identification with the message source, promote involvement with the topic, and …

The 2015 announcement of the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) galvanized and
energized efforts to reconsider medical practice through tailoring of prevention and …