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Integrated care is an approach for improving care transitions, but identifying patients to benefit from the assistance of an oncology nurse navigator (ONN) is inconsistent or nonexistent for patients transitioning from an acute inpatient setting to an outpatient treatment area.

Oncology navigation is evidence-based and plays an important role in lung cancer care, but variation remains in the navigator’s role across the continuum from early- to late-stage lung cancer.

There are approximately 436,060 head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors living in the United States, and long-term survival is becoming more common in this population.

The oncology nurse navigators (ONNs) at Lehigh Valley Health Network-Cancer Institute, comprising 8 oncology-certified registered nurses, were presented with an initiative from the administration to assist with preventing patient readmissions due to severe toxicities that could otherwise be managed in the outpatient setting.

Baylor Scott and White McClinton Cancer Center (BSWMCC) is a comprehensive community cancer center located in Central Texas offering medical and radiation oncology services, plastic and reconstructive surgery, and lymphedema therapy, with approximately 275 patient encounters daily.

The moment a patient is diagnosed with cancer their entire world changes; cancer is not the same for any patient.

Transitional care (TC) is a series of interventions aimed at improving outcomes for patients who are experiencing a change in care status, such as hospital to home.

According to the National Cancer Institute, hereditary pathogenic variants contribute to 5% to 10% of all cancers.

In a follow-up analysis, second-line nivolumab in advanced/recurrent esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma showed significant median overall survival benefit compared with chemotherapy.

Promising antitumor activity and a tolerable safety profile were found in patients with previously treated gastric or gastroesophageal cancer treated with trifluridine/tipiracil combined with ramucirumab.