Community Input is Key to Representation for Cancer Health Equity
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An extract from licorice root is being investigated for use as a novel anti-cancer agent, under new clinical trials being managed by the University of Illinois Cancer Center. Community input was key to the design of these trials to better reach and serve Black male patients, who are typically underrepresented in clinical trials yet suffer higher mortality rates from prostate cancer. Study lead Dr. Natalie Reizine, assistant professor at the College of Medicine, says that many patients are interested in natural supplements and thinks that a clinical trial focused on integrative medicine has the potential to facilitate clinical trial enrollment. The study is based on laboratory findings made by researchers at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford.