Saw this great article in today's Wall Street journal about cancer patients getting assigned a personal nurse-navigator.
Boy could I have used one. WSJ is fussy about linking to it's online content if you are not a paying subscriber so I don't know if this direct link to the article will work for OCF.
Just in case it does not, here is a summary of what they do
Good news is that starting in 2015 cancer centers must offer similar patient navigation services to meet new accreciation requirements
[quote]How nurse navigator Colleen Sullivan-Moore helps patient Judith Nakamura after her breast-cancer diagnosis:

Explanation
The nurse navigator walks through the diagnosis again with pictures and charts, answering questions Ms. Nakamura didn't think to ask the doctor when she first got the news.

Scheduling
The nurse navigator sets up oncology, surgery and radiation appointments for Ms. Nakamura, working around her job schedule. 'She gets you in to see your doctors,' Ms. Nakamura says.

Support
After both of Ms. Nakamura's surgeries, the nurse navigator is waiting in the recovery room. Ms. Nakamura says she was 'the only one I felt comfortable sharing my fears with.'

Information
The nurse navigator tracks down Ms. Nakamura after doctors learn that a first surgery hadn't cleared her cancer and she would need a second operation.

Advice
Ms. Nakamura's nurse navigator provides tips on how to treat burns from radiation, when and where to purchase a wig after chemotherapy and other suggestions related to her treatment.[/quote]

Here's the link: When a doctor isn't enough - nurse navigator

Until then, guess all new patients have to rely upon OCF.
Keep the faith
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