Cancer patients find help, comfort with 'navigator'

Cancer patients find help, comfort with 'navigator' - TODAY Health - TODAY.com: The quality of life navigator position is a new one at Presbyterian, and may be the first of its kind in the growing field of patient navigators, who help people through the complexities of cancer care.

Quality-of-life focuses on how people live, not how they die, she says. The position is designed to help people maximize the last chapter in their lives. One goal is to start tough conversations early on subjects like hospice and pain management so patients have a more meaningful experience when they reach the final stages of cancer.

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