Lisa Simms Booth encourages oncology nurses and navigators to share information with patients and the public about the available resources in cancer care.
Lillie Shockney clears up some misconceptions that patients and employers have regarding functioning in the workplace after being diagnosed with cancer and provides some tips for navigators to help support their patients who continue to work.
Carla Schaefer reviews some common barriers navigators face when communicating with patients, citing cultural and language barriers as being two of the biggest hurdles.
Two barriers that cause patients to forgo necessary screening are shame due to body image and getting weighed in the office. Many pap smears, skin checks, colonoscopies, and mammograms for cancer screening don’t occur for these reasons.
Linda Burhansstipanov ruminates on how barriers to care have largely remained the same over the years and provides some insight on how to address them.