Journal article
Understanding the attitudes of the elderly towards enrolment into cancer clinical trials
Abstract
BackgroundThe optimal cancer treatment for an older population is largely unknown because of the low numbers of elderly patients accrued into clinical trials. This project focuses on the attitudes of the elderly about participation in clinical trials to determine if this is one of the barriers to the involvement of this population in clinical trials.MethodsThe first phase of this study was a self-administered questionnaire mailed to 425 elderly …
Authors
Townsley CA; Chan KK; Pond GR; Marquez C; Siu LL; Straus SE
Journal
BMC Cancer, Vol. 6, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2006
DOI
10.1186/1471-2407-6-34
ISSN
1471-2407
Associated Experts
Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Age FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAttitude to HealthClinical Trials as TopicComprehensionDecision MakingFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHospitals, UniversityHumansInformed ConsentInterviews as TopicMaleNeoplasmsOntarioPatient ParticipationPatient SelectionPhysician-Patient RelationsRisk AssessmentSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment Refusal