Navigation & Survivorship News

Challenges Facing Local Navigator Networks

2019 annual reports provide insights on the challenges that local navigator networks face.

What Are the Priorities of States, Tribes, and Territories in Terms of Cancer Survivorship Since the Lost in Transition Report?

Assessing alignment of survivorship content in cancer plans with survivorship recommendations allows for targeting efforts to improve outcomes and Comprehensive Cancer Control coalitions to evaluate their plans based on their local context and priorities.

Breaking Bad News to Patients with Cancer Over the Phone During COVID-19

As we continue to stay at home and maintain social distancing, here are helpful tips for oncology navigators to break bad news to patients with cancer over the phone.

Fertility and Family Building

This new webinar helps oncology navigators to educate young women with breast cancer about infertility risks and to support them in making treatment decisions.

Newly Launched! Advancing Patient-Centered Survivorship Care Toolkit!

The new toolkit helps oncology navigators and other healthcare providers to improve patient-centered cancer survivorship care in their communities.

PTSD Among Patients with Cancer in Treatment During COVID-19

How oncology navigators can help educate patients with cancer to mitigate posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) post-treatment and post-coronavirus pandemic.

A Community-Focused Patient Navigation Program at the University of Arizona Shows Impact

University of Arizona Cancer Center presents results of a patient navigation program for underserved patients with cancer.

Patients with Advanced Cancer and Drug Holidays

Oncology navigators can help facilitate conversations surrounding “drug holidays” between patients and oncologists.

Local Navigator Networks During the COVID-19 Pandemic

LNNs step up to support their members and communities during the coronavirus outbreak.