ArticleThe oncologist2012
Patient navigation for underserved patients diagnosed with breast cancer.
Article in The oncologist, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06257888 (The Journey of Women With Breast Cancer in Mozambique), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Journey of Women With Breast Cancer in Mozambique: What is the Best Path? A Prospective Cohort With Patient Navigation as an Intervention to Reduce Treatment Disparities
Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Patient Navigation in Cancer Treatment: A Systematic Review.Current oncology reports · 2024Pooled it
- Who is a community health worker? - a systematic review of definitions.Global health action · 2017Pooled it
- Patient navigation to address sociolegal barriers for patients with cancer: A comparative-effectiveness study.Cancer · 2022Trial
- Promotion of early pediatric hearing detection through patient navigation: A randomized controlled clinical trial.The Laryngoscope · 2017Trial
- Can patient navigation improve receipt of recommended breast cancer care? Evidence from the National Patient Navigation Research Program.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2014Trial
- "It's Not Just Cost": Barriers to Mammography Screening Access Among Low-income Women in the United States-A Scoping Review.Journal of cancer prevention · 2026Review
- The Factors Associated with Access to Healthcare Services for Cancer Patients in Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Supportive Care Needs of Patients with Breast Cancer Who Self-Identify as Black: An Integrative Review.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Review
- Dissemination and Implementation of a Community Health Worker Intervention for Disparities in Palliative Care (DeCIDE PC): a study protocol for a hybrid type 1 randomized controlled trial.BMC palliative care · 2023Article
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- Development and evaluation of a sustainable video health education program for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients in Malaysia.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Article
- Establishing effective patient navigation programs in oncology.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019Review
- Community boundary spanners as an addition to the health workforce to reach marginalised people: a scoping review of the literature.Human resources for health · 2018Article
- Patient Navigation Improves Subsequent Breast Cancer Screening After a Noncancerous Result: Evidence from the Patient Navigation in Medically Underserved Areas Study.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2018Article
- Patient Navigation in Breast Cancer Treatment and Survivorship: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2016Article
- Cancer Care Delivery and Women's Health: The Role of Patient Navigation.Frontiers in oncology · 2016Review
- Surveillance mammography use after treatment of primary breast cancer and racial disparities in survival.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2013Article
- Impact of patient navigation on cancer diagnostic resolution among Northwest Tribal communities.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2013Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The elimination of cancer disparities is critically important for lessening the burden of breast cancer (BC). Patient navigator programs (PNPs) have been shown to improve rates of BC screening in underserved communities, but there is a dearth of evidence regarding their benefits after the actual diagnosis of BC. We retrospectively examined sociodemographic characteristics, disease characteristics, and concordance to quality measures (QMs) of BC care among women participating in a PNP that services disadvantaged minority communities in the greater Boston area. Of the 186 PNP patients diagnosed with BC in 2001-2011 in three neighborhood community health centers, treatment data was available for 158 (85%) and race and disease stage information was available for 149 (80%). Regarding stage, 25% were diagnosed with in situ cancer, 32% had stage 1, 25% had stage 2, 13% had stage 3, and 5% had stage 4 BC. Guideline-indicated care was received by 70 of 74 patients (95%) for the hormonal therapy QM, 15 of 17 (88%) patients for the chemotherapy QM, and 65 of 71 (92%) patients for the radiation QM, all similar to published concordance rates at elite National Comprehensive Cancer Network institutions. These findings suggest that PNPs may facilitate evidence-based quality care for vulnerable populations. Future research should prospectively analyze quality metrics to assess measures to improve the process and outcomes of patient navigation in diverse underserved settings, compared with control non-navigated populations.
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