Perspectives of Cancer Survivors on the Role of Different Healthcare Providers in an Integrated Delivery System   

Published in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship, this article describes patient perspectives on survivorship care 1 year after cancer diagnosis. Read the full article.

Implementing the Commission on Cancer Standards for Survivorship Care Plans

This article published in the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing reviews the literature and resources related to implementing Survivorship Care Plans. Read the full article.         

Improving the Quality of Cancer Care in America through Health Information Technology 

The Journal of American Medical Informatics Association published an article following the Institute of Medicine's Delivering High-Quality Cancer Care: Charting a New Course for a System in Crisis report.  The article highlights the need for development of learning healthcare information technology system for cancer. Read the full article.

Barriers Reported Among Patients with Breast and Cervical Abnormalities in the Patient Navigation Research Program: Impact on Timely Care

This Women's Health Issues article describes data from the Patient Navigation Research Program on patient barriers and actions taken by patient navigators to address those barriers. Read the full article.

Cervical Cancer Screening: Exploring Appalachian Patients' Barriers to Follow-Up Care

This article in Social Work in Health Care describes a community-based patient navigation project conducted to identify potential barriers to seeking follow-up cervical cancer care in southeastern Kentucky. Read the full article.