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Navigators need to advance their knowledge of genomics and maintain competence with the continuing advancements in order to provide education to patients and their families on the impact of genomics in their cancer care so they can make the best informed decisions.

The role of the navigator along the continuum of care is bidimensional in nature with a patient-centered (empowerment with education and knowledge) and health system (multidisciplinary) orientation to deliver timely, seamless care.

As all navigation programs are built uniquely, we encourage you to rate your program as you feel appropriate.

Survivorship medicine has never been in more demand, but questions regarding reimbursement remain.

A new paradigm of survivorship care is needed that attempts to balance the patient’s total well-being against the often toxic treatment of the disease, suggests Deborah Korenstein, MD, Director of Clinical Effectiveness, Memorial Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City.

Linking physicians and patients is a major undertaking, but given the ubiquity of smartphone technology and the rise in app development, the healthcare industry is poised to leverage advances in communication and information exchange.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) maintains that a multidisciplinary team (MDT) is the cornerstone of quality care, yet despite incentives and interest, little is known about how teams affect cancer delivery.

Researchers in Chicago have developed a financial toxicity grading system based on independent and clinically meaningful changes in health-related quality of life.

A multidisciplinary roundtable was convened on May 29, 2014, to gain insight and guidance from experts on the diagnosis and management of polycythemia vera (PV), including practical strategies, recent advances, and the emerging science.

This issue of JONS also comprises a wealth of learning guides dedicated to providing patient navigators with information about the core competencies of navigation.