What is research advocacy?
Research advocacy infuses the patient perspective into research making scientific and medical advances more timely and effective for people with cancer. Research advocates help provide a “face” to the science – as researchers focus on new approaches to cancer treatment, research advocates work alongside them and remind them of the human element. This partnership ensures clinical trials ask questions important to patients, eligibility criteria allow diversity of participation, and trial designs attract potential participants. Research advocates support conducting ethical, well-designed research and work to disseminate the results of that research so that new and better treatments are available in communities throughout the United States.
