Seniors Miss Out On Clinical Trials

(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News)

More than 60 percent of cancer patients are older adults — and that will rise to 70 percent by 2040.  Yet seniors continue to be underrepresented in clinical trials, making it difficult to assess how treatments are likely to help or harm them. Continue reading article here…

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