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Patient Navigators Online |
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Helping patients find programs and resources
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Patient Navigators help patients, families, and caregivers navigate the many programs
and resources needed during the cancer journey.
If you or someone you care for has recently been diagnosed with cancer, our
Patient Navigators are available to chat from 5:30am to 5:30pm PST.
Patient Navigator guidance is free and confidential; Patient Navigators do not give
medical treatment advice.
How can a Patient Navigator help you?
- By providing literature on coping with cancer, what to expect during chemotherapy
and radiation, and dealing with side effects of treatment.
- By referring you to cancer support groups, classes, and other programs for information
and support.
- By helping you identify resources for financial assistance, medication needs, home
health care, insurance questions, transportation, and other concerns about cancer.
- By listening, caring, and helping you in your time of need with cancer.
- By identifying activities that can help ensure a better quality of life with cancer.
- By helping cancer survivors learn to self-navigate.
- Patient Navigators do not give medical treatment advice.
Need answers after hours? Call 1•800•ACS•2345 to talk to a Cancer Information Specialist.
The Patient Navigator program is a collaborative program between the American Cancer
Society and partners such as hospitals and cancer centers around the county. This
community-based partnership allows outreach to those most in need during the cancer
experience.
No matter the type of cancer -- bladder cancer, blood cancer, bone cancer, brain
cancer, cervical cancer, colon cancer, kidney cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer,
lymphoma, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, skin cancer, stomach cancer, prostate
cancer, melanoma – the American Cancer Society Patient Navigator Online program
can help.
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