The role of patient navigators in ambulatory care: overview of systematic reviews

H Budde, GA Williams, J Winkelmann, L Pfirter… - BMC health services …, 2021 - Springer
Background Patient navigators have been introduced across various countries to enable
timely access to healthcare services and to ensure completion of diagnosis and follow-up of …

Improving the quality of care for patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer: Program components, implementation barriers, and recommendations

SM Temkin, MP Smeltzer, MD Dawkins, LM Boehmer… - Cancer, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The high lethality of ovarian cancer in the United States and associated complexities of the
patient journey across the cancer care continuum warrant an assessment of current …

Navigating a path to equity in cancer care: the role of patient navigation.

N Dixit, H Rugo, NJ Burke - American Society of Clinical Oncology …, 2021 - europepmc.org
Notable barriers exist in the delivery of equitable care for all patients with cancers. Social
determinants of health at distal, intermediate, and proximal levels impact cancer care …

Impact of social determinants of health on cancer care: a survey of community oncologists

ME Zettler, BA Feinberg, Y Jeune-Smith, A Gajra - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Cancer survival rates have improved over the past few decades, yet
socioeconomic disparities persist. Social determinants of health (SDOH) have consistently …

Cancer-related stigma in Malawi: Narratives of cancer survivors

MH Watt, G Suneja, C Zimba, KD Westmoreland… - JCO Global …, 2023 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Stigma is an impediment across the cancer care continuum, leading to delayed
presentation to care, elevated morbidity and mortality, and reduced quality of life. The goal of …

What happens in the long term: Uptake of cancer surveillance and prevention strategies among at‐risk relatives with pathogenic variants detected via cascade testing

MK Frey, MD Ahsan, N Badiner, J Lin, P Narayan… - Cancer, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cascade genetic testing for hereditary cancer syndromes offers affected
relatives the opportunity to pursue cancer screening and risk‐reducing surgery and thus …

Survivorship care for people affected by advanced or metastatic cancer: MASCC-ASCO standards and practice recommendations

NH Hart, L Nekhlyudov, TJ Smith, J Yee… - JCO Oncology …, 2024 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE People with advanced or metastatic cancer and their caregivers may have
different care goals and face unique challenges compared with those with early-stage …

Implementation factors for patient navigation program success: a qualitative study

ML Pratt-Chapman, R Silber, J Tang… - Implementation Science …, 2021 - Springer
Background Patient navigation (PN) is an evidence-based practice that involves assessing
and addressing individual barriers to care for patients. While PN has shown effectiveness in …

Equal access to care and nurse navigation leads to equitable outcomes for minorities with aggressive large B‐cell lymphoma

B Hu, D Boselli, LM Pye, T Chen, R Bose… - Cancer, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Aggressive large B‐cell lymphomas (LBCLs) are curable, but previous studies
have shown inferior outcomes in minorities. Nurse navigation programs can improve patient …

Implementation and uptake of rural lung cancer screening

T Le, S Miller, E Berry, S Zamarripa, A Rodriguez… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Given the higher rates of tobacco use along with increased mortality specific to
lung cancer in rural settings, low-dose CT (LDCT)-based lung cancer screening could be …