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The goals of the Cancer Patient Navigation Program are to:

Ensure cancer patients and their families have the information, knowledge, and support they need as they journey through the cancer system;

Assist family physicians, surgeons, community-based specialists, oncologists, and other health professionals provide optimal cancer care; and

Enhance district health authorities‟ capacity to care and support people with cancer and their caregivers.

The objectives of the program are to:

Develop structures and processes necessary for timely access to patient navigators in the community;

Better prepare cancer patients and families for their cancer journey by providing information and education about their disease;

Decrease anxiety for patients/families with cancer;

Coordinate access to care at the provincial cancer centres;

Increase access to supportive, rehabilitative, and palliative care services for cancer patients and families in their own communities;

Strengthen and support the role of family physicians and community-based specialists in cancer care;

Improve collaborative/consultative relationships among cancer team members; Provide a single focus point for coordination and integration of cancer

services;

Gather evidence to make informed decisions about improvements to the patient navigation system; and

Improve cancer education strategies and access to cancer services for a number of diverse communities.

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