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Patient navigators help minority, low-income cancer patients get life-saving treatments
10-28-2007 · EurekAlert!Volunteers who guide low-income and minority cancer patients through cancer treatment, called lay patient navigators, help them to overcome major obstacles that prevent them from receiving quality care and achieving better outcomes, according to a study presented Oct. 28, 2007, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 49th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles.
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