Why My Perspective on Clinical Trials Changed
At the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Megan-Claire Chase, known as Warrior Megsie on social media, was one of the speakers at the ASCO Voices session. In her talk, she explained how her views on clinical trials shifted after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Listen to the episode to hear Megsie explain:
some of the reasons why the Black community distrusts the medical system
why she didn’t want to be part of a clinical trial
how her feelings changed after she suffered rare, debilitating side effects from treatment
why she became an outspoken advocate
Megan-Claire Chase was diagnosed with stage IIA invasive lobular breast cancer in 2015 at the age of 39. Under the name Warrior Megsie, she writes the Life on the Cancer Train blog about her experiences with cancer, survivorship, and life.
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