… The next month, Judi began chemotherapy and a 66-week-long National Cancer Institute-approved clinical trial offered at Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center. The trial investigated the potential … strong institutional support of oncology research and its level of patient participation in clinical trials. “Nationally, only 3 to 5 percent of cancer patients choose to participate in clinical trials,” said Kathryn Bartz, oncology research program manager for Methodist Estabrook …