Impact of Patient Navigation on Timely Cancer Care: The Patient Navigation Research Program

2014294 citationsReviewbronze Open Access

Authors

Karen M. Freund · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Tracy A. Battaglia · Tufts Medical Center

Elizabeth A. Calhoun · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Julie S. Darnell · Tufts Medical Center

Donald J. Dudley · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Kevin Fiscella · Tufts Medical Center

Martha L. Hare

Abstract

Patient navigation demonstrated a moderate benefit in improving timely cancer care. These results support adoption of patient navigation in settings that serve populations at risk of being lost to follow-up.

Topics & Keywords

Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection BRCA gene mutations in cancer

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volume 106, Issue 6, pp. dju115-dju115

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/dju115

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