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As Vice President of the Biden Cancer Initiative, Danielle Carnival recognizes that navigators are an essential part of the care system in oncology. Hear why.

An increased understanding of the genomic and molecular underpinnings of cancer pathogenesis and their exploitation in the development of targeted therapies has revolutionized the treatment of many cancer types including BRAF-mutant melanoma, HER2-amplified breast cancer, and non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations and anaplastic lymphoma kinase rearrangements.

Biomarkers are critical for the personalization of therapy in oncology. It is quite clear that all therapies, no matter how potent, will require some personalization to reach their maximum effect.

As discussed in the main article in this publication, the use of biomarkers has revolutionized the treatment of many types of cancer in a very personalized way, and has significantly affected the entire cancer care team, including (but not limited to) oncologists, oncology nurses, oncology nurse navigators, surgical and clinical pathologists, and pharmacists.

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