Oncology Navigation Decreases Time to Treatment in Patients with Pancreatic Malignancy

Background Care of pancreatic cancer patients has become increasingly complex, which has led to delays in the initiation of therapy. Nurse navigators have been added to care teams, in part, to ameliorate this delay. This study investigated the difference in time from first oncology visit to first tr...

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Published in:	Annals of surgical oncology Vol. 26; no. 5; pp. 1512 - 1518
Main Authors:	Enomoto, Laura M., Fenstermaker, Joyce, Desnoyers, Rodwige J., Pasche, Boris C., Blackstock, A. William, Howerton, Russell M., Clark, Clancy J., Levine, Edward A., Shen, Perry
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cham Springer International Publishing 01.05.2019 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Adenocarcinoma - psychology Adenocarcinoma - therapy Aged Demography DIAGNOSIS Female Follow-Up Studies Health Services Accessibility Humans Male Malignancy Medicine Medicine & Public Health NEOPLASMS Neuroendocrine Tumors - psychology Neuroendocrine Tumors - therapy Oncology PANCREAS Pancreatic cancer Pancreatic Intraductal Neoplasms - psychology Pancreatic Intraductal Neoplasms - therapy Pancreatic Neoplasms - psychology Pancreatic Neoplasms - therapy Pancreatic Tumors Patient Navigation - methods Patient Navigation - statistics & numerical data PATIENTS Power, Psychological Prognosis RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE Retrospective Studies SURGERY Surgical Oncology THERAPY Time-to-Treatment Tumors
ISSN:	1068-9265, 1534-4681, 1534-4681
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