COLUMBUS, Ohio – The language that doctors use with low-income, rural patients can help determine whether these patients agree to participate in clinical trials testing new cancer treatments, a new ...

Patients' levels of health literacy often correlate to their understanding of clinical trial randomization, which has an effect on enrollment. There are a number of factors that can contribute to a ...

A research team analyzed linguistic approaches to help cancer patients better comprehend the concept of randomization, being assigned by chance to treatment or control groups, in clinical trials.