Abstract：
CONCLUSIONS: Cancer patient navigators work in diverse settings ranging from community-based programs to comprehensive cancer centers to improve outcomes in underserved populations by eliminating barriers to timely cancer prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship in a culturally appropriate and competent manner. This article clarifies the roles and responsibilities of Entry, Intermediate, and Advanced level cancer patient navigators. The competencies described in this article apply to patient navigators, nurse navigators, and social work navigators. This article provides a resource for administrators to create job descriptions for navigators with specific levels of expertise and for patient navigators to advance their oncology careers and attain a higher level of expertise.
摘要：
结论：癌症患者导航员在不同的环境中工作，从社区项目到综合癌症中心，通过消除及时预防癌症的障碍来改善服务不足人群的预后。早期发现,诊断,治疗,并以文化上适当和称职的方式生存。本文阐明了进入的角色和责任，中间,和高级癌症患者导航员。本文中描述的能力适用于患者导航员，护士导航员,和社会工作领航员。本文为管理员提供了一种资源，可以为具有特定专业知识水平的导航员创建工作描述，并为患者导航员提高其肿瘤学职业并获得更高水平的专业知识。
