When precision medicine ended my 23-year struggle with kidney cancer, I made it my mission to make individualized health care available to all. Now I have the good fortune to be part of a national precision medicine research effort that Americans are not only excited about but are eager to join.
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Over the last year, several thousand Americans from all parts of the country and all walks of life were surveyed about what they thought about this cohort.
The results…were very encouraging. More than half of the 2,600 respondents (54%) said they would definitely or probably be willing to take part in the program if asked. Younger people were a bit more likely than older people to be interested…The responses to the survey left me hopeful that we will be able to achieve the program’s goals to engage diverse populations who have been historically underserved and understudied.
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The survey findings can’t predict actual enrollment numbers, but they give us reason to be optimistic.
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