Clinical trial conflict of interest for doctors
This is a painful story to write.
A close friend of mine, in his 40’s, had a persistent light cough for many months. Finally, when he had an X-ray taken, it showed a large tumor on his lungs. He was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. As a non-smoker and strapping, physically fit man, he was shocked, as you can imagine.
He went to his non-Boston-based medical practice, and he was told …