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Advocacy

Implementing a Transportation Hub: A Holistic Approach to a Systemic Problem
Advocacy
November 2022, Vol 12, No 11
When patients do not have reliable transportation, they cannot receive care for their cancer. Rachel Marquez, BS, MPH, Regional Operations Leader, Galileo Health, New York City, was determined to change this and set up a thriving pilot transportation program at her cancer center, Cone Health. Read More ›
Does Oral Chemotherapy Always Equate to Financial Distress?
Advocacy
October 2022, Vol 12, No 10
FDA-approved oral cancer drugs are not cheap, and many patients are unable to afford these promising therapies with extremely high price tags. Read More ›
Delivering Meaningful Care for All: The Promise of Patient Navigation
By Meg Barbor, MPH
Advocacy
April 2020, Vol 10, No 4

Nancy Brinker vividly recalls her sister, Susan G. Komen, saying those words in the waiting room at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston sometime after she received a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer.

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Policy and Advocacy Issues Affecting Patients in Need
By Meg Barbor, MPH
Advocacy
March 2020, Vol 10, No 3

Engaging in advocacy is one of the key responsibilities of patient and nurse navigators, according to Elizabeth Franklin, MSW, from the Cancer Support Community.

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