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The financial burden associated with a cancer diagnosis and treatment is often referred to as financial toxicity.

The role of the breast nurse navigator (BNN) during the treatment phase of the care continuum involves educating patients and families and assisting them with overcoming barriers to care by linking them to appropriate resources.

Cancer is an extremely overwhelming diagnosis with multiple appointments and care team providers.

The American Cancer Society (ACS) recently completed a quality improvement program pilot designed to test the feasibility and effectiveness of coaching-based navigation among ACS lay navigators; 6 sites were selected for the pilot.

As navigation programs grow, orientation programs must support different learning styles of new navigators.

Multidisciplinary tumor boards (MTBs) provide an interdisciplinary approach for decision-making in cancer care.

The current approach to cancer care in South Africa is known to be fragmented, uncoordinated, and often unsupportive of individual patient needs.

In 2017, Saint Luke’s Hospital Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer in Kansas City, MO, began hosting biannual weekend therapeutic retreats for women with metastatic breast cancer and their spouses or caretakers.

As evidence guides practice, it is essential for navigation programs to identify core metrics and standardize data collection to demonstrate program outcomes.

Limited literature exists in exploring the navigator’s point of view during a transition in management. A quality transition is vital for navigator’s identity, well-being, empowerment, satisfaction, and retention.