Navigation & Survivorship News

Laying the Foundation for New Navigators

Here are some educational resources for patient navigators just getting into the field.

How Parents with Cancer Can Traverse the Tricky Territory of Communicating with Young Children About Cancer

Lillie D. Shockney says it is important for patients with cancer to counsel their kids on their disease in a way that is easy to understand.

Show Your Value as an Oncology Navigator

Through local navigator networks and other resources, you can learn how to reinforce the importance of your profession.

Building or Revamping a Patient Navigation or Survivorship Program

This free, on-demand training is a valuable resource to help those who are at any step along the way in creating or sustaining a navigation or survivorship program.

Supporting the Decisions of Patients with Advanced Cancer

It’s important to be an advocate for patients with cancer as they go through the process of deciding about continuing or discontinuing treatment.

Welcome to the East Tennessee Navigator Network!

The East Tennessee Navigator Network has shared how this new chapter formed, and the consensus building to become the latest LNN.

Practice Patient-Centered Care

It’s important to find ways to remind yourself and your team to slow down and greet every patient and be mindful of individuals’ personal needs.

Sexuality Is More than Skin Deep

Lillie D. Shockney talks about knowing the history of how patients with breast cancer view their bodies to understand how to approach discussions about body image.

The South Florida Local Navigator Network Shares an Idea

The South Florida Local Navigator Network worked with a vendor to learn more about an obscure disease.