Reducing disparities in the burden of cancer: the role of patient navigators.

PLoS Med

National Cancer Institute Cancer Prevention and Control, Center for Health Promotion and Prevention, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, United States of America.

Published: July 2006

Many racial and ethnic minority patients with cancer face barriers related to access to health care and information. Patient navigators, say the authors, could help to overcome these barriers.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1489186PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030193DOI Listing

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