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Journal of Urban Health
Published in: Journal of Urban Health 2/2006

01-03-2006 | Editorials and Commentaries

Patient Navigation: A Community Based Strategy to Reduce Cancer Disparities

Author: Harold P. Freeman, MD

Published in: Journal of Urban Health | Issue 2/2006

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Poor people experience substantial barriers when seeking timely screening, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. This was a major conclusion of the American Cancer Society (ACS) based on the findings of the ACS National Hearings on Cancer in the Poor in 1989. As national President of the Society that year, I had the privilege of chairing these hearings in seven American cities with testimony from poor people from all 50 states. The poor people who testified came from all racial and ethnic groups—whites, blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and Native Americans. …
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Metadata
Title
Patient Navigation: A Community Based Strategy to Reduce Cancer Disparities
Author
Harold P. Freeman, MD
Publication date
01-03-2006
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Urban Health / Issue 2/2006
Print ISSN: 1099-3460
Electronic ISSN: 1468-2869
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-006-9030-0

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