Canadians now have access to a public listing of active cancer clinical trials across the country, a resource that’s long existed in the United States and Europe.

The Canadian Cancer Society announced the launch of a website called Cancer Trials Canada on Monday. The site is entirely bilingual and was created in collaboration with the Quebec–Clinical Research Organization in Cancer to make academic and pharmaceutical-led trials more accessible to patients, the cancer society said.

Dr. Denis Soulières, a hematologist and medical oncologist, said similar databases do exist in Canada but to date all have been aimed at the medical community, making this the first created for the general population.

“The dissemination of information about clinical trials is something that’s been lacking,” sa

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