Cancer World Newsletter - Cover Story, Roger Stupp: What's so ethical about strangling research?

Patients are being let down by rules and legislation that claim to protect their interests says Roger Stupp, president of the EORTC. In this cover story he calls for academics to get back control, so that opportunities to find answers to important questions are not lost due to unnecessary costs and red tape. What do you think? Is it unethical that so many patients are being treated outside of trials, when there are so many questions that urgently need answers. How can we better balance the ethical imperative to speed up progress in cancer treatment with the need to protect the interests of patients?  You can read the article here. Press the comment button at the end and share your views.