Cancer “navigators” help patients cope with disease

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A growing number of training programs are available for healthcare workers and patient advocates to assist them in guiding people diagnosed with cancer, cope with their disease. New cancer patients can face a bewildering variety of choices, and can also find themselves without ongoing support as they pass into remission. Cancer navigators, or CancerGuides, are trained to support patients at each step in the process, as well as introduce them to supportive treatments that can aid in healing.

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