From Your Navigator
From Your NavigatorLung Cancer
November 2022 – Lung Cancer – November 16, 2022
Thoracic oncology nurse navigator Kammi Fox-Kay explores the benefits of meeting with a lung cancer navigator to ensure that you receive the best possible care available as well as important resources.
From Your NavigatorBreast Cancer
October 2022 Vol 8 No 5 – October 27, 2022
Darlene Edwards, RN, MS, explains the importance of effective communication between patients, their care team, and family members to achieve the best quality of care.
COVID-19 & CancerFrom Your Navigator
August 2022 Vol 8 No 4 – August 17, 2022
Nurse navigator Amy Velasquez examines the difficulties oncology nurses face when assessing their patients’ emotions and non-verbal cues in the age of COVID-19 and mask wearing.
Multiple MyelomaFrom Your Navigator
April 2022 Vol 8 No 2 – April 15, 2022
Nurse navigator and multiple myeloma expert Peg Rummel outlines the steps of dealing with multiple myeloma, including diagnostics, treatment planning, and barriers to care.
PoetryFrom Your Navigator
April 2022 Vol 8 No 2 – April 15, 2022
Breast cancer patient navigator Lisa Spencer knows that what she says to her patients can affect their lives. She wrote this poem honoring the importance of carefully choosing her words as a patient navigator.
From Your NavigatorBrain Cancer
February 2022 Vol 8 No 1 – February 25, 2022
Undocumented immigrants often wait too long to seek medical care. Oncology nurse Mark Ryan shares an unlikely story of an undocumented immigrant who received free care from a Harvard-educated neurosurgeon with a similar background.
From Your NavigatorSupport Services
December 2021 Vol 7 No 6 – December 22, 2021
Oncology navigator Sharon Gentry, RN, MSN, explains the value of reaching out to your navigator. A large part of the navigator’s job is to answer questions related to patient care, from transportation and insurance coverage options to cultural concerns, and everything in between.
Breast CancerFrom Your Navigator
October 2021 Vol 7 No 5 – October 14, 2021
Using Lillie Shockney as her sounding board, Fazila Seker, PhD, describes the importance of the nurse navigator, offering valuable advice to patients with behind-the-scenes insights into the healthcare system.
Patient StoriesPediatric CancerFrom Your Navigator
August 2021 Vol 7 No 4 – August 16, 2021
In 2015, Amanda Bruffy, RN, BSN, CNRN, OCN, was about to turn 30, newly single, and had a great job as an oncology nurse navigator when she couldn’t get over a nagging abdominal pain. “My role as an oncology nurse navigator has forever been changed after being on the receiving end of a cancer diagnosis,” she says.
Fertility PreservationFrom Your Navigator
April 2021 Vol 7 No 2 – April 16, 2021
Find out what is involved in fertility preservation, and why young adults with cancer may need to consider it before beginning their cancer treatment.