Speaking at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) conference in Liverpool, Dr Jeremy Whelan will deliver findings that show fewer teenagers and young adults are entered into trials that could help develop life-saving treatments.
Research conducted by the NCRI teenage and young adult clinical studies group found that between 2005 and 2009 the largest group to enter trials were children under four years old, with some 70 per cent taking part. This compares to just 11.1 per cent of patients aged 20 to 24. Of patients aged 10 to 14, 45.3 per cent entered trials and in the 15 to 19 group it was 28.2 per cent.
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