Monday 8 October 2012

Patient Navigation Leads to Faster Diagnosis for Breast Cancer

In breast cancer patients, patient navigation services can reduce potentially dangerous delays in the identification of breast cancer, reveals study. Patient navigation-a service that helps patients overcome barriers to getting health care, including setting up appointments, dealing with health insurance, and helping with fears about cancer-led to a nearly four-fold reduction in the time it took to diagnose a suspicious breast lump, the new study found. ...

via Medindia Health News More READ

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