by Shernay Williams

A simple question sparked complicated answers: “Would you participate in a clinical trial?”

“I would be nervous,” Baltimore resident Kim Pennington admits. “It has to be a sacrifice, and I don’t know if I want to sacrifice my health and my life for a trial.”

She’s not alone. Black women make up just 2% of all cancer clinical trial participants. Experts say this lack of participation is one of the reasons Black women are 38% more likely to die from breast cancer.

What Is a Clinical Trial?

Clinical trials aren’t experiments on strangers. They’re where new medications or treatments are tested on people who volunteer to participate, allowing researchers to determine if they’re safe and effective. It’s a form of medical research — and they’re often the only way patients

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