NHS urges breast cancer patients from minority backgrounds to participate in trials

Research shows young black women more likely to have more aggressive cancer and receive poorer care

An NHS body is encouraging women with breast cancer from minority backgrounds are being encouraged to take part in more clinical trials, after research found they are under-represented in studies that can offer life-saving treatment.

The pilot project, supported by the NHS Race and Health Observatory, is intended to improve representation in breast cancer clinical trials partly through culturally sensitive communications to people from racially diverse backgrounds.