According to a new study from the University of Leicester that has been published in the international journal Sociology of Health and Illness, patient information leaflets for cancer trials miss the mark, with patients declaring they are far too long, incomprehensible, and even intimidating. Study author, Professor Mary Dixon-Woods, Professor of Medical Sociology at the University of Leicester Department of Health Sciences reports: "These information sheets are poorly aligned with patients' information needs and how they really make decisions about whether to join a cancer trial...
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