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ABOUT US

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ABOUT US

Welcome to Trials of Color, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

Our mission is to bridge the gap between underserved cancer patients and their healthcare providers; and to encourage inclusive clinical trials and other cancer research. This will be achieved through advocacy, education, and support for the breast cancer community.

The Start Of Our Journey

Saving Pennies 4 A Cure

Saving Pennies 4 A Cure journey is inspired by our founder Sharon Rivera-Sanchez who underwent a roller coaster of emotions when she was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Her diagnosis was a result of a routine mammogram that left her stunned. The chemo and radiation therapy, though cured her, took a considerable toll on her physical and mental health.

Rivera Sanchez knew at the very moment that she had a huge battle ahead of her, and during that time, she decided to give back to the community by spreading awareness and advocating for underserved patients. Today she is a part of research looking for ways to detect recurrences.

The Start Of Our Journey

Saving Pennies 4 A Cure

Saving Pennies 4 A Cure journey is inspired by our founder Sharon Rivera-Sanchez who underwent a roller coaster of emotions when she was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Her diagnosis was a result of a routine mammogram that left her stunned. The chemo and radiation therapy, though cured her, took a considerable toll on her physical and mental health.

Rivera Sanchez knew at the very moment that she has a huge battle ahead of her, and during that time, she decided to give back to the community by spreading awareness and advocating for underserved patients. Today she is a part of research looking for ways to detect recurrences.

Meet Our Founder

Sharon Rivera

Founder of SP4AC & TOC

The founder, Sharon Rivera, is a triple-negative breast cancer survivor who turned her fight into a burning desire to empower other breast cancer patients. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a rare form of breast cancer where the tumor does not have any of the three most common receptors that fuel breast cancer growth. This makes TNBC difficult to treat since the tumor can’t be directly targeted. Sharon Rivera took  part in a clinical trials studies with the Pink Lotus Foundation and University of PENN,  Abramson Cancer Center  to detect recurrences sooner for other breast cancer patients.

Sharon Rivera

Founder of SP4AC & TOC

A Voice of Diversity

Sharon became voice of diversity in medical research

A Routine Mammogram

A mass turned out to be triple-negative breast cancer

Struggle of Clinical Trials

I faced the barrier of Transportation in participating Clinical Trials. The majority of cancer trial participants were white women

Steps Closer to her calling

Saving Pennies 4 a Cure & Trials of Color were established

The founder, Sharon Rivera, is a triple-negative breast cancer survivor who turned her fight into a burning desire to empower other breast cancer patients. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a rare form of breast cancer where the tumor does not have any of the three most common receptors that fuel breast cancer growth. This makes TNBC difficult to treat since the tumor can’t be directly targeted. Sharon Rivera took  part in a clinical trials studies with the Pink Lotus Foundation and University of PENN,  Abramson Cancer Center  to detect recurrences sooner for other breast cancer patients.

Our Founder

Sharon Rivera

Founder of SP4AC & TOC

A Voice of Diversity

Sharon became voice of diversity in medical research

A Routine Mammogram

A mass turned out to be triple-negative breast cancer

Struggle of Clinical Trials

I faced the barrier of Transportation in participating Clinical Trials

Steps Closer to her calling

Saving Pennies 4 a Cure & Trials of Color were established

The founder, Sharon Rivera, is a triple-negative breast cancer survivor who turned her fight into a burning desire to empower other breast cancer patients. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a rare form of breast cancer where the tumor does not have any of the three most common receptors that fuel breast cancer growth. This makes TNBC difficult to treat since the tumor can’t be directly targeted. Sharon Rivera took  part in a clinical trials studies with the Pink Lotus Foundation and University of PENN,  Abramson Cancer Center  to detect recurrences sooner for other breast cancer patients.

Our Founder

Sharon Rivera

Founder of SP4AC & TOC

A Voice of Diversity

Sharon became voice of diversity in medical research

A Routine Mammogram

A mass turned out to be triple-negative breast cancer

Struggle of Clinical Trials

I faced the barrier of Transportation in participating Clinical Trials

Steps Closer to her calling

Saving Pennies 4 a Cure & Trials of Color were established

The founder, Sharon Rivera, is a triple-negative breast cancer survivor who turned her fight into a burning desire to empower other breast cancer patients. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a rare form of breast cancer where the tumor does not have any of the three most common receptors that fuel breast cancer growth. This makes TNBC difficult to treat since the tumor can’t be directly targeted. Sharon Rivera took  part in a clinical trials studies with the Pink Lotus Foundation and University of PENN,  Abramson Cancer Center  to detect recurrences sooner for other breast cancer patients.

Board Members

The panel of Volunteers who are part of Trials of Color

Victoria G. Moore

Treasurer

Victoria G. Moore has over 39 years in the public and private sector in various financial roles including over 35 years of management experience.  She currently serves as the Operations Accounting Supervisor of the Virginia Retirement System.  Victoria received her Bachelor of Business Administration from Averett University and is a certified Internal Controls Auditor; Association of Government Accountants member; Notary Public and Officer of Election.

She enjoys volunteering and currently serves as a Money Management volunteer with Senior Connections; Financial Wellness and Life Skills Coach to transitional housing families; Saving Pennies 4 a Cure volunteer as well as meeting other community needs.  Victoria is married to her wonderful husband for over 27 years and they have 2 adult children and 2 grandsons.

Jason Reiss

Patient advocate

Jason is 48 years old, a resident of Philadelphia suburbs, and am married to his wonderful wife, Rebecca. He is a Stage IV colorectal cancer patient.

He enjoys progressive rock music, Philadelphia sports, and his five cats—they call them The Feline Army.

Additionally, he work with a local cat rescue, and his wife is the kitten whisperer.

They have fostered over 30 cats and kittens (mostly kittens) over the last three years and are extremely proud to do their small part for these animals who are helpless and often sick when they enter into their care. 

He work in the motorsports industry and wear several hats from event photographer to social media management specialist. 

He also enjoys the muscle car hobby and spend plenty of time attending local car events when he is not attending the far-away events for work.

He love people; it is rare when he doesn’t strike up a conversation with a random person in the convenience store or Home Depot, even if it’s just to chat about colorectal cancer, sports or something else equally irrelevant to that moment.

Katrina Frails

Secretary

I started my career as a nurse over 20 years ago. My compassion for the care of others started early in life leading me to pursue a profession as a caregiver. I currently work as a dialysis nurse in an acute setting. I earned both an ADN and an BSN . Prior to becoming an RN I had worked as an LPN . I have experience in geriatrics, mental health, and OB/GYN.

Saving Pennies/ Trials of Color became near and dear to my heart after losing a family member to cancer. I joined the board in hopes of giving back to the community. This organization has presented me with a great learning opportunity and afforded me the additional tools to educate my fellow peers in hopes of making a difference in the war against cancer.

I am native of Augusta GA. Passionate and dedicated nurse with over 20 years of healthcare experience in a variety of medical settings. Including private practice, emergency room trauma, obgyn and kidney Dialysis unit. Vast experience dealing with a very board range of medical conditions. I believe I giving back to the community, especially cancer. I joined Saving Pennies 4 A Cure / Trials of Color after Losing a family member to cancer. I love learning and been involved in research when I am not Utilizing my nursing and research skills. I am off dancing, exercise.

Jackie Dickerson

OUTREACH COMMITTEE

Jackie Dickerson was born and raised in Bridgeton, NJ. She attended Knoxville College in Knoxville, TN where she majored in Political Science. She moved to Richmond VA in 1998 where she worked in the banking industry for over 18 years. She is currently working for a law firm as a Post-Closing Title & Survey Coordinator. After watching a family member go through cancer treatment, she  decided to join Trials of Color and Saving Pennies 4 A Cure to be a voice for the voiceless. 

Advisory Board

Panel of medical experts/advocates on Trials of Color Board

Deondre Williams

Patient Advocate/survivor

Deondre Williams, from Ellenwood, Georgia, is a 5-year stage 2 colon cancer survivor. He was 35 years old when he was diagnosed. He is a husband, father of five children, aspiring speaker, and life coach. He enjoys getting involved in the community to raise awareness about the importance of taking care of our health and getting screened for colon cancer.

“We must do something about the rising numbers around this terrible disease and it starts with getting screened.”

Douglas W. Arthur, MD

Chair, Department of Radiation














Oncology

Douglas Arthur, MD is a professor and chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology at VCU Massey Cancer Center, as well as the associate director of clinical affairs. In 2016, he was named the Florence and Hyman Meyers Endowed Chair. Dr. Arthur earned his MD from Wake Forest University’s Bowman Gray School of Medicine in 1989 and then went on to complete a residency in radiation oncology at the VCU School of Medicine. He completed his training with a clinical fellowship at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York before joining the VCU faculty in 1994.

Arthur’s research interests include clinical studies focusing on the treatment of breast cancer with special interest in the development and use of accelerated partial breast irradiation. He has a long history of clinical trial development and successful participation at the national level and is recognized nationally for his clinical trial accruals.  He is a breast committee member of the NRG Oncology national cooperative trial group and co-chairman of their locoregional subcommittee. He also belong to other clinical trial affairs.

CarlaAnn Henry

Advocate & patient recruitment












strategist(Board Chairman)

She is a native of Pennsylvania who has lived in Philadelphia for the past 25 years and has been a Phillies fan her entire life!

CarlaAnn had the honor of working with patients, advocacy groups, providers, and researchers. As a coordinator and advocate, she gently guide patients and health communities to a better understanding of services, regulations, rights, and research progress. This has allowed her to make a significant impact in the lives of many, and to increase positive outcomes by connecting individuals, families and caregivers to resources, disease management protocols, and other people living with similar health issues.

Community relations, outreach, grassroots health promotion and building relationships with  stakeholders and communities are her strengths. By becoming involved with targeted health communities and listening to patients, their families, medical professionals and researchers, she has increased patient recruitment, community awareness and data collection at local and national organizations such as the University of Pennsylvania SOM, the National Disease Research Interchange, her own business, JDRF, Oak Street Health, and the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.

As her career has evolved, she has worn the hats of ambassador, messenger, manager, director, collaborator, trainer, events planner and strategist, often, at the same time, and find it both invigorating and satisfying! Raising awareness, changing the way individuals, families and communities perceive and respond to health challenges, and serving as a liaison between HCP and patients is her calling.

Paula D. Bos, PhD

Assistant Professor and











Cancer Biology Program












Co-Leader

Paula D. Bos is Assistant Professor and Cancer Biology Program Co-Leader at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Cancer Center (MCC).

She obtained a Ms. in Genetics working in molecular epidemiology of human papillomavirus infection in cervical cancer (National University of Misiones, Argentina), a PhD from Weill Cornell Medical College investigating tissue-specific metastasis biology, and did postdoctoral training in cancer immunology at Sloan-Kettering Institute.

Her laboratory investigates tumor microenvironmental (TME) interactions that drive breast cancer progression and tissue-specific metastasis.

Her work utilizes genetic models to delineate tissue-specific function of stromal cells, in particular regulatory T cells, in primary and secondary organ tumor microenvironments with the long-term goal of providing novel TME targets for therapeutic intervention.

Her laboratory has received funding from METAVivor, Susan G. Komen Foundation, the V Foundation, the American Brain Tumor Association, the American Cancer Society, and the National Cancer Institute.

She currently serves in the AACR Tumor Microenvironment Steering Committee, and at NIH, ACS and DOD study sections.

Sharry Black-Goode

Survivor/Patient Advocate

Sharry Black-Goode is a Breast Cancer Thriver & a survivor.

She is a mother of 2 and the grandmother of 8.

She is a life-long and avid fitness & wellness enthusiast. She holds several fitness certifications. Among them: Black Belt in Karate; Yoga Instructor, Group Exercise Instructor, Personal Trainer and Massage Therapist. She currently teaches Yoga classes at University of Richmond in Richmond, VA. She also presents master classes and workshops on an international level. Some of her favorite destinations are Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Mexico. Three of her favorite quotes are: 1 “Find something you like to do, and you’ll never have to work another day in your life.” 2. “When Adversity Strikes, God Strengthens.” 3 “God’s Perfect Plan Is Perfect.”

Chris Chipko

radiologist oncologist

Dr. Chipko is a longtime Richmond resident who has dedicated his schooling and training to the greater Richmond area.  He received his B.S. in Neuroscience/Psychology from the University of Richmond and subsequently his M.D. and residency training at Virginia Commonwealth University. He now works to serve the Richmond community at Radiation Oncology Associates. He sees and treats malignancies of all sites including but not limited to prostate, breast, lung, GI, brain, and head and neck cancers. He is an active member of Richmond Academy of Medicine where he serves on the Young Physicians Committee as well as an active enroller on national trials through NCI. He takes pride in working with underserved populations, educating the community on the importance of cancer screening and cultivating increased participation in clinical trials.  

Board Members

The panel of Volunteers who are part of Trials of Color

Victoria G. Moore

Treasurer

Victoria G. Moore has over 39 years in the public and private sector in various financial roles including over 35 years of management experience.  She currently serves as the Operations Accounting Supervisor of the Virginia Retirement System.  Victoria received her Bachelor of Business Administration from Averett University and is a certified Internal Controls Auditor; Association of Government Accountants member; Notary Public and Officer of Election.

She enjoys volunteering and currently serves as a Money Management volunteer with Senior Connections; Financial Wellness and Life Skills Coach to transitional housing families; Saving Pennies 4 a Cure volunteer as well as meeting other community needs.  Victoria is married to her wonderful husband for over 27 years and they have 2 adult children and 2 grandsons.

Jessica Savage

Committee Chair

A native of Delaware, Jessica Savage-Jones (MSN, RN) fell in love with research while working as a clinical research nurse at the University of Pennsylvania. Inspired by working with individuals diagnosed with breast cancer, Jessica quickly developed a passion for patient advocacy and increasing awareness and diversity in clinical trials. This dedication to advocacy is reflected in her educational background. Jessica holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Health from Temple University, a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Master’s of Science in Public Health Nursing (MSN) from Johns Hopkins University. She decided to join Saving Pennies 4 A Cure due to the organization’s dedication to closing the gap in cancer care disparities. Jessica provides support to Saving Pennies 4 A Cure with her expertise in clinical research and passion for representation in clinical trials. In her free time, Jessica enjoys spending time with her family, reading books, and traveling.

Katrina Frails

Secretary

I started my career as a nurse over 20 years ago. My compassion for the care of others started early in life leading me to pursue a profession as a caregiver. I currently work as a dialysis nurse in an acute setting. I earned both an ADN and a BSN. Before becoming an RN I had worked as an LPN. I have experience in geriatrics, mental health, and OB/GYN.

Saving Pennies/ Trials of Color became near and dear to my heart after losing a family member to cancer. I joined the board in hopes of giving back to the community. This organization has presented me with a great learning opportunity and afforded me the additional tools to educate my fellow peers in hopes of making a difference in the war against cancer.

I am native of Augusta GA. Passionate and dedicated nurse with over 20 years of healthcare experience in a variety of medical settings. Including private practice, emergency room trauma, obgyn and kidney Dialysis unit. Vast experience dealing with a very board range of medical conditions. I believe I giving back to the community, especially cancer. I joined Saving Pennies 4 A Cure / Trials of Color after Losing a family member to cancer. I love learning and been involved in research when I am not Utilizing my nursing and research skills. I am off dancing, exercise.

Jackie Dickerson

OUTREACH COMMITTEE

Jackie Dickerson was born and raised in Bridgeton, NJ. She attended Knoxville College in Knoxville, TN where she majored in Political Science. She moved to Richmond VA in 1998 where she worked in the banking industry for over 18 years. She is currently working for a law firm as a Post-Closing Title & Survey Coordinator. After watching a family member go through cancer treatment, she  decided to join Trials of Color and Saving Pennies 4 A Cure to be a voice for the voiceless. 

Advisory Board

Panel of medical experts/advocates on Trials of Color Board

Deondre Williams

Patient Advocate/survivor

Deondre Williams, from Ellenwood, Georgia, is a 5-year stage 2 colon cancer survivor. He was 35 years old when he was diagnosed. He is a husband, father of five children, aspiring speaker, and life coach. He enjoys getting involved in the community to raise awareness about the importance of taking care of our health and getting screened for colon cancer.

“We must do something about the rising numbers around this terrible disease and it starts with getting screened.”

Douglas W. Arthur, MD

Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology

Douglas Arthur, MD is a professor and chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology at VCU Massey Cancer Center, as well as the associate director of clinical affairs. In 2016, he was named the Florence and Hyman Meyers Endowed Chair. Dr. Arthur earned his MD from Wake Forest University’s Bowman Gray School of Medicine in 1989 and then went on to complete a residency in radiation oncology at the VCU School of Medicine. He completed his training with a clinical fellowship at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York before joining the VCU faculty in 1994.

Arthur’s research interests include clinical studies focusing on the treatment of breast cancer with special interest in the development and use of accelerated partial breast irradiation. He has a long history of clinical trial development and successful participation at the national level and is recognized nationally for his clinical trial accruals.  He is a breast committee member of the NRG Oncology national cooperative trial group and co-chairman of their locoregional subcommittee. He also belong to other clinical trial affairs.

CarlaAnn Henry

Advocate & patient recruitment strategist(Board Chairman)

She is a native of Pennsylvania who has lived in Philadelphia for the past 25 years and has been a Phillies fan her entire life!

CarlaAnn had the honor of working with patients, advocacy groups, providers, and researchers. As a coordinator and advocate, she gently guide patients and health communities to a better understanding of services, regulations, rights, and research progress. This has allowed her to make a significant impact in the lives of many, and to increase positive outcomes by connecting individuals, families and caregivers to resources, disease management protocols, and other people living with similar health issues.

Community relations, outreach, grassroots health promotion and building relationships with  stakeholders and communities are her strengths. By becoming involved with targeted health communities and listening to patients, their families, medical professionals and researchers, she has increased patient recruitment, community awareness and data collection at local and national organizations such as the University of Pennsylvania SOM, the National Disease Research Interchange, her own business, JDRF, Oak Street Health, and the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.

As her career has evolved, she has worn the hats of ambassador, messenger, manager, director, collaborator, trainer, events planner and strategist, often, at the same time, and find it both invigorating and satisfying! Raising awareness, changing the way individuals, families and communities perceive and respond to health challenges, and serving as a liaison between HCP and patients is her calling.

Paula D. Bos, PhD

Assistant Professor and Cancer Biology Program Co-Leader

Paula D. Bos is Assistant Professor and Cancer Biology Program Co-Leader at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Cancer Center (MCC).

She obtained a Ms. in Genetics working in molecular epidemiology of human papillomavirus infection in cervical cancer (National University of Misiones, Argentina), a PhD from Weill Cornell Medical College investigating tissue-specific metastasis biology, and did postdoctoral training in cancer immunology at Sloan-Kettering Institute.

Her laboratory investigates tumor microenvironmental (TME) interactions that drive breast cancer progression and tissue-specific metastasis.

Her work utilizes genetic models to delineate tissue-specific function of stromal cells, in particular regulatory T cells, in primary and secondary organ tumor microenvironments with the long-term goal of providing novel TME targets for therapeutic intervention.

Her laboratory has received funding from METAVivor, Susan G. Komen Foundation, the V Foundation, the American Brain Tumor Association, the American Cancer Society, and the National Cancer Institute.

She currently serves in the AACR Tumor Microenvironment Steering Committee, and at NIH, ACS and DOD study sections.

Board Members

The panel of Volunteers who are part of Trials of Color

Victoria G. Moore

Treasurer

Victoria G. Moore has over 39 years in the public and private sector in various financial roles including over 35 years of management experience.  She currently serves as the Operations Accounting Supervisor of the Virginia Retirement System.  Victoria received her Bachelor of Business Administration from Averett University and is a certified Internal Controls Auditor; Association of Government Accountants member; Notary Public and Officer of Election.

She enjoys volunteering and currently serves as a Money Management volunteer with Senior Connections; Financial Wellness and Life Skills Coach to transitional housing families; Saving Pennies 4 a Cure volunteer as well as meeting other community needs.  Victoria is married to her wonderful husband for over 27 years and they have 2 adult children and 2 grandsons.

Jessica Savage

Committee Chair

A native of Delaware, Jessica Savage-Jones (MSN, RN) fell in love with research while working as a clinical research nurse at the University of Pennsylvania. Inspired by working with individuals diagnosed with breast cancer, Jessica quickly developed a passion for patient advocacy and increasing awareness and diversity in clinical trials. This dedication to advocacy is reflected in her educational background. Jessica holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Health from Temple University, a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Master’s of Science in Public Health Nursing (MSN) from Johns Hopkins University. She decided to join Saving Pennies 4 A Cure due to the organization’s dedication to closing the gap in cancer care disparities. Jessica provides support to Saving Pennies 4 A Cure with her expertise in clinical research and passion for representation in clinical trials. In her free time, Jessica enjoys spending time with her family, reading books, and traveling.

Katrina Frails

Secretary

I started my career as a nurse over 20 years ago. My compassion for the care of others started early in life leading me to pursue a profession as a caregiver. I currently work as a dialysis nurse in an acute setting. I earned both an ADN and a BSN. Before becoming an RN I had worked as an LPN. I have experience in geriatrics, mental health, and OB/GYN.

Saving Pennies/ Trials of Color became near and dear to my heart after losing a family member to cancer. I joined the board in hopes of giving back to the community. This organization has presented me with a great learning opportunity and afforded me the additional tools to educate my fellow peers in hopes of making a difference in the war against cancer.

I am native of Augusta GA. Passionate and dedicated nurse with over 20 years of healthcare experience in a variety of medical settings. Including private practice, emergency room trauma, obgyn and kidney Dialysis unit. Vast experience dealing with a very board range of medical conditions. I believe I giving back to the community, especially cancer. I joined Saving Pennies 4 A Cure / Trials of Color after Losing a family member to cancer. I love learning and been involved in research when I am not Utilizing my nursing and research skills. I am off dancing, exercise.

Jackie Dickerson

OUTREACH COMMITTEE

Jackie Dickerson was born and raised in Bridgeton, NJ. She attended Knoxville College in Knoxville, TN where she majored in Political Science. She moved to Richmond VA in 1998 where she worked in the banking industry for over 18 years. She is currently working for a law firm as a Post-Closing Title & Survey Coordinator. After watching a family member go through cancer treatment, she  decided to join Trials of Color and Saving Pennies 4 A Cure to be a voice for the voiceless. 

Trials Of Color

Clinical trials are very important for the development of treatments for ongoing care. Clinical trials are a way to make a difference for yourself and our community.  Every step we have taken in the fight against cancer has come from these trials. We do not have a cure, but these scientists are working to save our lives.

Clinical trial placements suffer from a lack of enrollment due to a number of barriers, including financial, logistical and geographical constraints.  A recent study showed that 85% of patients were either unaware or unsure that participation in a clinical trial was an option at the time of diagnosis; and 75% of these patients said they would have been willing to enroll had they known it was possible.

Sharon first heard about a specific trial for breast cancer patients on the Good Morning America morning show. She learned she was a match. There was only one problem: the trial was in California and she was in Richmond, Virginia. 

Calculating how much it would cost for two visits, flights, and hotels, Sharon was able to raise the money she needed, but once she arrived in California for her trial she was told she would need treatment for at least two years. Instead, Sharon advocated aggressively for a similar study in Pennsylvania. Now, she drives eight hours to participate in a “closer” trial, and has been doing so for two years.

Get Involved – stay tuned to learn how you can take action to ensure diversity in clinical trials.

Trials Of Color

Clinical trials are very important for the development of treatments for ongoing care. Clinical trials are a way to make a difference for yourself and our community.  Every step we have taken in the fight against cancer has come from these trials. We do not have a cure, but these scientists are working to save our lives.

Clinical trial placements suffer from a lack of enrollment due to a number of barriers, including financial, logistical and geographical constraints.  A recent study showed that 85% of patients were either unaware or unsure that participation in a clinical trial was an option at the time of diagnosis; and 75% of these patients said they would have been willing to enroll had they known it was possible.

Sharon first heard about a specific trial for breast cancer patients on the Good Morning America morning show. She learned she was a match. There was only one problem: the trial was in California and she was in Richmond, Virginia. 

Calculating how much it would cost for two visits, flights, and hotels, Sharon was able to raise the money she needed, but once she arrived in California for her trial she was told she would need treatment for at least two years. Instead, Sharon advocated aggressively for a similar study in Pennsylvania. Now, she drives eight hours to participate in a “closer” trial, and has been doing so for two years.

Get Involved – stay tuned to learn how you can take action to ensure diversity in clinical trials.

MISSION

End The Disparity In Cancer Community

Trials Of Color advocates on behalf of African American and other underserved minority communities that have resource-deprived cancer survivors. The sole reason behind this initiative is that many minority communities are not sufficiently represented in critical clinical trials, and do not have equal access to quality care.

MISSION

End The Disparity In Cancer Community

Trials Of Color advocates on behalf of African American and other underserved minority communities that have resource-deprived cancer survivors.

The sole reason behind this initiative is that many minority communities are not sufficiently represented in critical clinical trials, and do not have equal access to quality care.

MISSION

End The Disparity In Cancer Community

Trials Of Color advocates on behalf of African American and other underserved minority communities that have resource-deprived cancer survivors. The sole reason behind this initiative is that many minority communities are not sufficiently represented in critical clinical trials, and do not have equal access to quality care.

VISION

Access to Quality Cancer Care for Everyone

Until we achieve our Vision, we will do public speaking, education and advocacy on behalf of all cancer patients.

VISION

Access to Quality Cancer Care for Everyone

Until we achieve our Vision, we will do public speaking, education and advocacy on behalf of all cancer patients.

VISION

Access to Quality Cancer Care for Everyone

Until we achieve our Vision, we will do public speaking, education and advocacy on behalf of all cancer patients.