Patient navigation across the cancer care continuum: an overview of systematic reviews and emerging literature

RJ Chan, VE Milch, F Crawford‐Williams… - CA: A Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Patient navigation is a strategy for overcoming barriers to reduce disparities and to improve
access and outcomes. The aim of this umbrella review was to identify, critically appraise …

Breast cancer treatment disparities in patients with severe mental illness: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

S Kisely, MKN Alotiby, MM Protani, R Soole… - Psycho …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The incidence and mortality rates of breast cancer in individuals with pre‐existing
severe mental illness (SMI), such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression …

Disparities and inequalities in cancer care and outcomes in patients with severe mental illness: call to action

L Grassi, MB Riba - Psycho‐Oncology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives People with severe mental illness (SMI) are at extreme risk of being stigmatized
and to receive poor quality physical care. It has been demonstrated that they have higher …

[HTML][HTML] Mental Health Challenges in Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Depression and Anxiety

W Shalata, I Gothelf, T Bernstine, R Michlin, L Tourkey… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This research is suggested to address the significant psychological
distress that cancer patients often experience during diagnosis and treatment, which can …

Barriers in cancer trajectories of patients with pre‐existing severe mental disorders—A systematic review

TM Bentson, LE Fløe, JM Bruun, JG Eriksen… - Psycho …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Patients with pre‐existing severe mental disorders are significantly less likely to
receive guideline‐recommended cancer treatment and seems to have a significantly lower …

Experiences of everyday life among individuals with co-existence of serious mental illness and cancer—A qualitative systematic literature review

S Glasdam, L Hybholt, S Stjernswärd - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Daily life with severe mental health (SMI) and cancer comorbidity entails multiple
challenges. The study aims to explore everyday life experiences among individuals with SMI …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of oncology nurse navigation on mental health in patients with cancer in Taiwan: A randomized controlled clinical trial

WZ Yu, HF Wang, YK Lin, YL Liu, Y Yen… - Current …, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this study, we investigated the prevalence of mental health problems among patients with
cancer and whether oncology nurse navigation improved their mental health outcomes and …

Disparities in cancer care in individuals with severe mental illness: A narrative review

JF Murphy, LB Amin, ST Celikkaleli, HE Brown… - Cancer …, 2024 - Elsevier
Individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) have higher mortality rates from cancer than
individuals without SMI. The aim of this paper is to highlight these disparities in cancer care …

The Challenging Problems of Cancer and Serious Mental Illness

L Grassi, D McFarland, M Riba, M Ferrara… - Current Psychiatry …, 2025 - Springer
It is therefore necessary to raise awareness and alert clinicians in oncology settings to the
challenging problem of cancer among patients with SMI, a marginalized and vulnerable …

Spiritual experiences of patients in the cancer trajectory: A content analysis

M Khosravani, N Nejat - Ethiopian journal of health sciences, 2022 - ajol.info
BACKGROUND: Introduction: Patients with cancer as a life-threatening illness have needs
in various dimensions. One of the most crucial dimension is spiritually. The present study …