Yara Abdou, MD (IMAGE) University of North Carolina Health Care Caption “The good news is there has been a significant increase in industry investment in cancer clinical trials, leading to advancements in cancer therapies and a reduction in cancer mortality,” said Yara Abdou, MD, UNC Lineberger member and assistant professor of medicine and breast cancer specialist at UNC School of Medicine. “However, the bad news is the lack of growth in federally funded trial enrollment, which often addresses broader and underrepresented research areas that industry sponsors tend to avoid.” Credit UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.