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Review
. 2015 Oct;42(5):681-5.
doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2015.07.008. Epub 2015 Jul 9.

Involving Advocates in Cancer Research

Jane Perlmutter  1 , Nancy Roach  2 , Mary Lou Smith  3
Affiliations
Review

Involving Advocates in Cancer Research

Jane Perlmutter et al. Semin Oncol. 2015 Oct.

Abstract

Advocates can play an important role in cancer research. In 2010, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Advocate in Research Working Group (ARWG) defined a "research advocate" as an individual who brings and can convey a nonscientific viewpoint to the research process and can communicate a collective patient perspective through knowledge of multiple disease experiences. Experiences cited in this review are related to publically funded research. They, exemplify challenges and successes of advocate engagement and involvement in the cancer research process.

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