Photo shows some women who are members of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure AI/AN National Advisory Council. Recruitment of American Indians and Alaska Natives into clinical trials. Hodge FS, Weinmann S, Roubideaux Y. Center for American Indian Research and Education, School of Nursing, University of California at San Francisco, Berkeley 94704, USA. Challenges in recruiting American Indians and Alaska Natives into cancer clinical trials are addressed in this article. Researchers, health care providers, and American Indian and Alaska Native patients face significant communication barriers when prevention or treatment trials are designed or implemented. For researchers, the challenges lie in understanding the cultural distinctiveness of individual tribes, coping with the family orientation of Indian subjects, dealing with the lack of standardized research measures, and defining the subject's pathway in seeking and obtaining healing and health care services. For providers, the challenges center on patient-provider communication, illness beliefs, transportation, and sociocultural barriers. This article explores these complex issues and offers recommendations for researchers and health care providers on conducting research in American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Ann Epidemiol. 2000 Nov;10(8 Suppl):S41-48. Articles, information, links Florence Jones, 95, a Healer and Indian Spiritual Leader Balance/Harmony/Connectedness:Native Am Nurses Native Am Healing interpreted by Am Cancer Soc Native Am Med, Cancer & Spirituality Lower Survival Among Native Am Study Population NCI Focuses on Native Americans - 11/05 Abstract B-38 Science of Cancer Health Disparities meeting, Nov/Dec 2007 LINK: "CTM conducts research, education and clinical treatment that integrates traditional systems of indigenous healing with complementary and integrative medicine. The center promotes social change through its activities by and for Native and Non Native peoples worldwide". Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.