Gender Differences in Concerns About Participating in Cancer Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is having major effects on cancer research, including major reductions in participant accrual to cancer clinical trials. Existing research has indicated that these steep drops in accrual rates to cancer clinical trials may be disproportionately affecting women. We sought to determine if there were gender differences in a dataset collected to examine participants' concerns about taking part in cancer research during the pandemic.

Methods

Between 5-19 June 2020, we distributed a fully anonymized survey via social media. We contacted 85 UK cancer patient organizations/charities and asked them to share our questionnaire on their platforms, of which 26 obliged. Patients aged 18 with a cancer diagnosis were eligible to participate and a

SUBMITTER: Fox L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8482716 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature