title: Patient navigation through the cancer care continuum: an overview.
abstract: Technologic advances, medical specialization, novel payment structures, and an increased scientific knowledge base have resulted in a health care system requiring trained experts to deliver guidance as patients complete care plans: Enter the concept of patient navigation.
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hopkins
authors.forename: Matthew P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Mumber