Cancer Navigators Inc

Programs: Experienced nurse navigators provide free assistance to all cancer patients who seek help from the organization. The nurses work with local cancer care providers to provide a single, consistent point of contact for clinical questions and concerns. Nurse navigators effectively advocate on behalf of patients and their loved ones who often find themselves adrift in uncharted waters. Nurse navigators know where to look and who to call to get questions answered. They explain patients' diagnosis and treatment and monitor their progress. In 2014 cancer navigators assisted 1,469 patients. The nurse navigator had an average of 122 patient contacts per month, in person or via phone. We provided about 2,080 hours of nurse navigation for the year.

a cancer diagnosis happens on top of whatever else is going on people's lives and creates a daunting array of needs beyond clinical services. Patients may need help with transportation to treatments, aesthetic help in the form of wigs or prostheses, help with insurance or other resource paperwork or counseling to help with the emotional punch cancer packs. During a time many patients describe as the most challenging of their lives, service navigators identify and help secure needed resources and

education navigation provides small group sessions and retreats focusing on a full range of positive behaviors that may affest clinical outcomes. A variety of educational programs and information centered on prevention and demystification of treatment are also available to the public, often in collaboration with our community partners. In 2014, about 13 percent of our patients participated in the education programs we offer for a total of 77. In addition, we participated in several community hea