Patient Advocacy/Empowerment

Advocating for Your Patients with Metastatic Disease

Patients with metastatic disease rely on their oncology navigator to help meet their treatment needs, psychosocial needs, family needs, and individual needs.

Misconceptions About Metastatic Disease

Cassie Osborne, RN, MSN, OCN, ONN-CG explains the misconceptions patients can have when they receive a metastatic disease diagnosis.

Supporting Metastatic Disease Patients

Healthcare needs a greater focus on metastatic survivors and establishing treatment goals that the patient wants to proceed with.

Advocating for Metastatic Survivors

Cassie Osborne, RN, MSN, OCN, ONN-CG shares how oncology navigators serve as the voice of their patients who are living with metastatic disease.

Chronic and Metastatic Patients

Patients who are living with chronic and metastatic disease face a unique set of challenges in their care coordination.

Knowing a Patient's Cancer Risks

Andi Dwyer, BS, explains how oncology navigators and their patients need to be aware of their risks of cancer to know how to best move ahead with cancer screenings.

The Joys of Navigating Older Patients with Cancer

Sarah H. Kagan, PhD, RN, AOCN, APRN-BC, FAAN, FGSA explains the benefits and surprises of working with older patients in cancer care.

The Multidisciplinary Care Team for Older Populations

Sarah H. Kagan, PhD, RN, AOCN, APRN-BC, FAAN, FGSA shares the ideal roles that would make up the multidisciplinary care team of older populations with cancer.

Providing Age-Friendly Cancer Care

Sarah H. Kagan, PhD, RN, AOCN, APRN-BC, FAAN, FGSA offers 1 piece of advice to oncology navigators who are providing care to older patients.

Common Barriers of Care for Older Populations

Ageism is prevalent in healthcare and is the number 1 barrier that older patients with cancer face when receiving care.