Original Research
Within the structure of a center-wide patient access redesign initiative, the nurse navigators evaluated their contributions and activities as professional registered nurses. They noticed a lack of standard interview questions and a patient referral process that holistically supported patients.
Little is known about the role of community-based navigation in supportive care delivery for historically marginalized cancer survivors. The purposes of this study were to evaluate supportive care experiences of low-income Black and Latina cancer survivors and examine the care role of their community navigator.
This study aimed to develop a pair of scales to assess impact of health education on patient- and provider-reported experiences that could signal a welcoming cancer care environment for sexual and gender minority (SGM) patients.
This study conducted psychometric analyses to validate companion scales entitled the QUeering Individual and Relational Knowledge Scale (QUIRKS)-Provider and QUIRKS-Patient for providers and patients, respectively.
As part of Stony Brook University, a flagship university of the State University of New York system, the Stony Brook Cancer Center provides a full spectrum of services from primary to tertiary care across both inpatient and outpatient sites.
Although cancer diagnoses and deaths have been declining in the United States, COVID-19 has impacted cancer screening rates, and the concern is this will lead to increases in late-stage diagnoses and increases in cancer mortality.
Identify barriers for referral to a new interprofessional cancer survivorship clinic.
This qualitative descriptive study explored the benefits of ACP as an expanded role for the ONN by describing the perspectives of appointed healthcare power of attorney (HCPOA) agents for lung cancer patients who had their ACP discussion led by an ONN.
Kelechi Eguzo, Chukwuemeka Oluoha, Nancy Onwueyi, Kingsley Okon, Farhana Yasmin Laskar, Peace Egharevba, Florence Mbogu, Udemeh King, Nse Inyang, Kingsley Nnah, Uwemedimbuk Ekanem
The authors report findings on the psychosocial effects of stigma related to a cancer diagnosis and what can be done about it.
Colorectal cancer is the fourth most diagnosed cancer in the United States, representing 7.9% of all new cases.
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