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, family members and community at huge by means of efforts in cancer prevention and early detection, cancer care access and coordination, insurance coverage coverage and continuity, identification and referral to cancer resources and assistance solutions, and palliative and endof-life care. Patient navigators, specifically these in the exact same neighborhood or with the very same or related cultural background, can minimize fear and anxiousness, make trust, reduce literacy barriers, facilitate patient-provider communication, deliver psychoemotional support and manage logistical obstacles to cancer care.1,15-19 Patient navigators that are not straight involved inside the patient's day-to-day health-related care are specifically vital, as they are able to "be there" for the patient and loved ones in a manner not achievable for members in the patient's quick healthcare group. Sufferers often see the navigator as an insider to the healthcare method, but not a direct part of the technique. The navigator is in a position to recognize the needs on the patient too because the needs on the healthcare system/team and facilitate coordination involving the two whilst keeping the survivor in the forefront and providing both customized emotional support and extensive access to care and resources. Hence, the navigator serves as a bridge betweenSemin Oncol Nurs. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2014 August 26.Krebs et al.Pagethe patient as well as the healthcare technique and may help each to identify tactics that support survival and quality of life. (personal communications NNACC navigators)NIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author ManuscriptMultiple authors15-19 have identified the roles and responsibilities of patient navigators when working with cancer individuals, their families/caregivers, and their communities. Irrespective of whether lay patient navigators embedded in their own communities or healthcare providers navigating within and across healthcare systems, the roles and responsibilities from the cancer patient navigator take into account the individuality with the patient, the healthcare atmosphere and the cultural beliefs and mores from the patient, household and neighborhood. Tasks vary by patient, disease elements, cultural beliefs and identity, healthcare systems, plus the qualities with the person navigator. Table two identifies the a variety of roles and responsibilities of cancer patient navigators. Braun and colleagues15 identified the tasks with the cancer patient navigator by way of evaluation of five National Cancer Institute-funded Neighborhood Network Applications that at the moment present cancer patient navigation. These navigation applications incorporated Native American Cancer Research Corporation (NACR), Hands of Hope, PATH for Females, Redes En Acci National Patient Navigator Intervention Study and Kukui Ahi. The authors utilized two frameworks: the phases from the cancer care continuum plus the "5 A's of excellent care" (to which they added a sixth attribute, understandable) to identify popular tasks of cancer patient navigators. The cancer care continuum involves the six possible phases (education and outreach, screening, diagnosis and staging, treatment, survivorship and finish of life) through which a patient may possibly encounter and knowledge a cancer diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care. These phases aren't exclusive, but rather overlap and may repeat themselves throughout the individual's life. Tasks across the continuum meet the support and resource demands of sufferers during every single precise phase and can vary based