Tissue Issues
When asked what the most important hurdle is facing them today, researchers respond access to tissue. Without willing participants in tissue research they will not be able to find the key to personalized medicine – the right drug for the right person at the right time.
Advocates can help engage the community in understanding what answers may be found in the biology of both the tumor and the host, answers that will not be found through other sources. Research Advocacy Network has hosted two face to face “think tank” meetings to bring together advocates and researchers to discuss the issues surrounding tissue and biospecimen donation for research purposes and ways that advocates and their organizations can be helpful in advancing the science.