ACORI Call to Action Summit Activating Equity in Community Oncology Research-Day One: Welcome and Patient Perspective

Day One: Welcome and Patient Perspective

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ACORI, launched by the Association of Community Cancer Centers, aims to expand equitable cancer research and make clinical trials a standard option for eligible patients. At the summit, a survivor shared how family cancer history, genetic testing, and a clinical trial led to successful immunotherapy for stage four colon cancer with Lynch syndrome. She stressed the importance of informed, culturally sensitive conversations, trust, patient navigation, and access to reliable information—especially for underserved communities like Indigenous patients—so more people can understand and consider clinical trials and modern treatment options.

Keywords

ACORI

cancer clinical trials

equitable cancer research

Lynch syndrome

immunotherapy