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Nurse Navigation Program: Outcomes From a Breast Cancer Center in Brazil

Vania Rohsig
Poliana Silva
Rosane Teixeira
Elisiane Lorenzini
Rubia Maestri
Taiana Saraiva
Aline Souza
CJON 2019, 23(1), E25-E31 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.E25-E31
Background: Nurse navigators play a major role in the care provided to patients with cancer within the healthcare system. Objectives: This study aims describe the outcomes of a pioneering nurse navigation program established in a breast cancer center in a private, nonprofit hospital in Porto Alegre...
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Interprofessional Approach in Gero-Oncology

Ashley Leak Bryant
CJON 2018, 22(6), 5-7 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.S2.5-7
This supplement provides case studies to highlight the importance of using an interprofessional approach to care for older adults. The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) has been instrumental in disseminating important work and findings in the care of older adults with cancer.
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Multidisciplinary Cancer Care Model: A Positive Association Between Oncology Nurse Navigation and Improved Outcomes for Patients With Cancer

Robin D. Muñoz
Leyla Farshidpour
Uzair B. Chaudhary
Amir H. Fathi
CJON 2018, 22(5), E141-E145 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.E141-E145
Background: Patients with cancer often experience prominent deficiencies in cancer care in the immediate period following initial cancer diagnosis. Objectives: This article aims to determine whether the inclusion of a gastrointestinal (GI) oncology nurse navigator (ONN) on the multidisciplinary...
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Access to Care

Ellen Carr
CJON 2018, 22(5), 475 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.475
More and more community cancer care centers are shifting the model of delivery. In two years, 423 individual clinic treatment sites have closed, 658 oncology practices have been acquired by hospital systems, and 359 practices have struggled financially. These statistics represent an 11.3% increase...
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Geographic Health Disparities: Satellite Clinics for Cancer Care in Rural Communities

Meredith L. Curtis
Valerie S. Eschiti
CJON 2018, 22(5), 500-506 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.500-506
Background: Cancer treatment is time-consuming and challenging for most patients, but particularly for those who live in geographically isolated areas. Satellite chemotherapy infusion centers offer a possible solution to geographic disparities in health care. Objectives: This article analyzes a...
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