From Readiness to Research: Building Clinical Trial Capacity at Community Cancer Centers
Editor-in-Chief: Krista Nelson, LCSW, OSW-C, FAOSW, FAPOS, FACCC Oncology Issues, Article, Volume 40, Care for underserved and marginalized populations happens more in community cancer centers than anywhere else—yet these centers and the populations they serve remain significantly underrepresented in clinical research. 1 Historically, access to clinical trials has been limited in these settings due to insufficient infrastructure, limited staffing, challenges with patient recruitment, lack of training,