Only about 7 percent of U.S. cancer patients participate in clinical trials, which means that 93 percent miss out on the opportunity to test revolutionary treatments. Advocates, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies have been working to get those numbers up , and an unexpected ally recently joined their ranks: actor, filmmaker and entertainment host Rob Lowe.

The Hollywood star—known for his roles in The Outsiders , Wayne’s World , The West Wing and Parks and Recreation —has partnered with the pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly to raise awareness for clinical trials and encourage eligible patients to enroll.

Lowe has a personal connection to the issue, he told Newsweek . His father is a two-time survivor of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and his grandmother and mother both had breas

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