Sadler Georgia Robins, Gonzalez Jenny, Mumman Manpreet, Cullen Lisa, Lahousse Sheila F, Malcarne Vanessa, Conde Viridiana, Riley Natasha
Moores UCSD Cancer Center, La Jolla, CA, USA.
J Cancer Educ. 2010 Jun;25(2):142-5. doi: 10.1007/s13187-009-0032-y.
The dearth of evidence-based clinical trial education programs may contribute to the under-representation of African American and Hispanic American women in cancer research studies. This study used focus group-derived data from 80 women distributed among eight Spanish- and English-language focus groups. These data guided the researchers' adaptation and refinement of the National Cancer Institute's various clinical trials education programs into a program that was specifically focused on meeting the information needs of minority women and addressing the barriers to study participation that they perceived. A "sisterhood" theme was adopted and woven throughout the presentation.