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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, discrimination, deprivation and clinical trials.

Episode 192: Part of the Living With and Beyond Cancer Series (Part 19)

Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Georgiana Synesi.

Georgiana is a final year PhD student at the Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit at the Institute of Cancer Research, London. Her undergraduate and Masters’ degrees are both in pharmacology, but her interest in working with different stakeholders (rather than cells!) to solve problems led her to clinical trials. Her research is all about making cancer clinical trials more inclusive. Georgiana plans to hand in her thesis by the end of 2025, and after that will hopefully continue her research in a postdoctoral role.   

This episode is a deep dive into Georgiana’s career, barriers and enablers to clinical trials along with what other researchers can do to ensure better representation of marginalised groups in clinical research trials.

CPD Reflection Points:

1. read this blog and reflect on why diverse groups are needed in clinical trials.
2. read this blog and consider the steps you could take to improve access to clinical trial information.
3. consider ways clinicians and researchers can take to reduce their bias towards marginalised groups when speaking about clinical trials, use this article to help you.

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Links from the Episode:

• Bladder Cancer
• Action Bladder Cancer Charity
• Fight Bladder Cancer Charity
• Head and Neck Cancer
• Swallows Charity
• Oracle Head and Neck Cancer UK
• Mouth Cancer Foundation
• Salivary Gland Cancer UK
• Cancer Research UK Find a Clinical Trial

Research links from the Episode:

• Physician Bias and Clinical Trial Participation in Underrepresented Populations

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