Covid-19 stands as a litmus test for pushing the boundaries of standardized research processes. Let’s use this shared focus, urgency, and the new partnerships being forged, to invigorate and accelerate cancer research.
Stand Up To Cancer, a nonprofit that supports funding for cancer research, launched a new initiative to expand minority representation in clinical trials. The nonprofit will seek proposals later this year to fund projects researching cancers that disproportionately affect members of a specific racial or ethnic background.
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.