National Cancer Institute Patient Navigation Research Program

Patient, provider, and systems barriers contribute to delays in cancer care, a lower quality of care, and poorer outcomes in vulnerable populations, including low‐income, underinsured, and racial/ethnic minority populations. Patient navigation is emerging as an intervention to address this problem, but navigation requires a clear definition and a rigorous testing of its effectiveness. Pilot programs have provided some evidence of benefit, but have been limited by evaluation of single‐site interventions and varying definitions of navigation. To overcome these limitations, a 9‐site National Cancer Institute Patient Navigation Research Program (PNRP) was initiated.

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