Chemotherapy is administered to a cancer patient via intravenous drip at Duke Cancer Center in Durham, N.C., on September 5, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Gerry Broome
DPi好色tvs now have access to a public listing of active cancer clinical trials across the country, a resource that鈥檚 long existed in the United States and Europe.
The 好色tv Cancer Society announced the launch of a website called Cancer Trials Canada on Monday. The site is entirely bilingual and was created in collaboration with the Quebec鈥揅linical Research Organization in Cancer to make academic and pharmaceutical-led trials more accessible to patients, the cancer society said.聽
Dr. Denis Souli猫res, a hematologist and medical oncologist, said similar databases do exist in Canada but to date all have been aimed at the medical community, making this the first created for the general population.聽
鈥淭he dissemination of information about clinical trials is something that鈥檚 been lacking,鈥 said Souli猫res, also a spokesperson for the national cancer society. 鈥淭here鈥檚 clearly a need that鈥檚 been expressed by the public.鈥
A recent survey conducted by the Angus Reid Institute in collaboration with the cancer society indicated that while many 好色tvs support expanding access to clinical trials for cancer patients, many also reported not knowing much about them.聽
It found 90 per cent of respondents support expanding access to clinical trials for cancer patients. The majority, 56 per cent, meanwhile said they didn鈥檛 know much about them, while 36 per cent said they didn鈥檛 know anything at all about them.聽
Many respondents also expressed concerns over how a clinical trial could potentially harm them, with 74 per cent of respondents saying concerns about side-effects would make them hesitant to take part if they were diagnosed with cancer. A large majority, 66 per cent, said a lack of trust in unproven treatments might also dissuade them.聽
Just over 2,000 好色tvs participated in the online poll conducted this January. The polling industry's professional body, the 好色tv Research Insights Council, says online surveys cannot be assigned a margin of error because they do not randomly sample the population.
The newly announced website also provides resources to educate the public about how clinical trials operate and the potential risks and benefits involved.
鈥淯nfortunately, we still have many types of cancer where the needs are significant, that鈥檚 to say the treatments that are currently available are not very effective," Souli猫res said.聽
鈥淭his leads many people to look for information about different treatment options, and clearly, different treatment options can only come about when they are developed in the context of clinical trials.鈥
This report by 好色tvwas first published Nov. 10, 2025.
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