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The MGH Cancer Center's patient navigation (PN) program, utilizes specially trained community-based personnel to improve cancer care in underserved communities by increasing cancer screening and removing barriers to timely care. This program incorporate rigorous evaluation to demonstrate the impact of innovation in healthcare delivery.


Clinical Trial Description

This program allow cancer patients from MGH Community Health Centers (CHC) and surrounding communities who experience barriers to accessing care, including poverty, and limited English proficiency, and provide them navigation to receive timely, guideline-concordant treatment at MGH Cancer Center. By offering these vulnerable individuals a patient-centered approach to treatment, The investigators aim to promote patient engagement and increase access throughout the continuum of cancer care. ;


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NCT number NCT03226405
Study type Interventional
Source Massachusetts General Hospital
Contact Emma Whited
Phone 617-724-1968
Email ewhited@mgh.harvard.edu
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date November 1, 2017
Completion date October 2, 2023

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