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One in five people with cancer participate in medical research studies, Fred Hutchinson study shows

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Researchers from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, and peer institutions released findings in the Journal of Clinical Oncology showing that when all types of cancer research studies are considered, at least one in five people with cancer, or 21.9%, participate in some form of clinical research.

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