YOUNG SURVIVAL COALITION
“Inclusion Matters”
Shaping the Future of Clinical Trials
A photo and video project featuring 14 actual patients at various stages of being diagnosed with breast cancer, highlighting the importance of increasing clinical trial opportunities for underserved groups (African-American, Latin-American, Asian-American) with advanced cancer to improve results.
Art direction and script by Anna and Jordan Rathkopf in collaboration with the patient community.
African-American
breast cancer survivors/thrivers
& CLINICAL TRIALS
“I didn't really know
about clinical trials that could be offered to me.
Because they weren't.”
-Mariah, Stage II Breast Cancer
“My perception of clinical trials came from
what I saw in movies.
They're always portrayed as a last resort.”
-Briana, Triple Negative Breast Cancer
“My family didn’t want me to participate.
I'm glad I was able to use that opportunity
to talk to them more.”
-Brooklyn, Stage I Breast Cancer
ASIAN-American
breast cancer survivors/thrivers
& CLINICAL TRIALS
“Asian Americans are largely underrepresented.
I'm learning to challenge myself
and my preconceived knowledge about trials.”
— Christina, Metastatic Breast Cancer
“Clinical trials are a way for me
to not just exist with my disease,
but to do something
good with it.”
— Christina L.,Metastatic Breast Cancer
“Speaking to my family,
at first they were really against it.
I think it's because they didn't
have enough information about what they are.”
- Tiffany, Stage III Breast Cancer
LATIN-American
breast cancer survivors/thrivers
& CLINICAL TRIALS
“I think there is
a lot of mistrust.
It's seen as you're like a guinea pig.”
-Rosaline, Stage I Breast Cancer
“It's hard for a woman of color
to trust the system.
We've seen our grandparents and our parents
not get the best treatment
they deserved.”
- Yahira, Stage IIB Breast Cancer
I have the same fear
most people have.
What if I get the placebo?
What if I'm wasting my time,
and it's too late for me?
- Angela, Metastatic Breast Cancer