Prospective patient navigation program for young women with breast cancer: assessment and referrals to address medical and supportive care needs
This PN program enabled structured identification of patients' needs and referral to required services, highlighting the relevance of nutrition, support groups, and psychology needs during early assessments, as well as sexology counseling during later follow-ups. The high absence rates observed suggest that individualized selection of specific referrals prioritizing patients' needs and preferences at different timepoints in their cancer trajectory could improve attendance while avoiding patient and health-system oversaturation.
Authors
- Lucero Labra
- Fernanda Mesa-Chávez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4723-1837)
- Cynthia Villarreal‐Garza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3587-339X)
- Alejandro Mohar
- Carmen Lizette Gálvez‐Hernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9508-729X)
- Paula Cabrera‐Galeana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4320-9448)
- Ana Rodriguez
- Alan Fonseca
- Adrian Soto-Mota
- Alejandra Platas
- Marlid Cruz-Ramos
Institutions
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán (MX)
- Hospital Zambrano Hellion (MX)
- Comisión Honoraria de Lucha contra el cáncer (UY)
- Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (MX)
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)
- Tecnológico de Monterrey (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Oncologist
- Published
- 2025-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oncolo/oyaf420
- Primary Topic
- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00