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What is a
Breast Health Navigator?
The Breast Health Navigator is a trained
health professional who provides
emotional support and helps guide
patients through their breast cancer
treatment, from diagnosis to recovery
and beyond.
What does a
Breast Health Navigator do?
Personal advocate
• Helps guide patients through all the
treatment options available
• Stays in constant communication with the
patient’s primary care physician, oncologist,
radiologist and surgeon throughout the
treatment process
Personal advocate
• Helps guide patients through all the
treatment options available
• Stays in constant communication with the
patient’s primary care physician, oncologist,
radiologist and surgeon throughout the
treatment process
Support and resource provider
• Provides emotional support to the patient
and her/his family
• Leads and facilitates support groups for
patients and their families
• Recommends resources and provides
referrals to social workers, psychologists,
support and medical staff
Educator
• Explains the advantages and disadvantages
of various treatment options
• Serves as a triage manager to assess the
patient’s educational and social needs and
refer the patient to the proper resources
Educator
• Researches and supplies current educational
information to physicians, nurses and patients
• Educates other medical personnel in
understanding benign and malignant
diseases and their treatment as well as the
patients’ emotional and social recovery
Educator
• Educates the public on the early detection of
breast disease and breast-exam skills
• Serves as a public advocate for the needs of
breast cancer patients and their families

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What is a breast health navigator

  • 1. What is a Breast Health Navigator?
  • 2. The Breast Health Navigator is a trained health professional who provides emotional support and helps guide patients through their breast cancer treatment, from diagnosis to recovery and beyond.
  • 3. What does a Breast Health Navigator do?
  • 4. Personal advocate • Helps guide patients through all the treatment options available • Stays in constant communication with the patient’s primary care physician, oncologist, radiologist and surgeon throughout the treatment process
  • 5. Personal advocate • Helps guide patients through all the treatment options available • Stays in constant communication with the patient’s primary care physician, oncologist, radiologist and surgeon throughout the treatment process
  • 6. Support and resource provider • Provides emotional support to the patient and her/his family • Leads and facilitates support groups for patients and their families • Recommends resources and provides referrals to social workers, psychologists, support and medical staff
  • 7. Educator • Explains the advantages and disadvantages of various treatment options • Serves as a triage manager to assess the patient’s educational and social needs and refer the patient to the proper resources
  • 8. Educator • Researches and supplies current educational information to physicians, nurses and patients • Educates other medical personnel in understanding benign and malignant diseases and their treatment as well as the patients’ emotional and social recovery
  • 9. Educator • Educates the public on the early detection of breast disease and breast-exam skills • Serves as a public advocate for the needs of breast cancer patients and their families