A Patient Navigation Program for Addressing Disparities in Breast Cancer Care

Addressing Disparities in Breast Cancer Care: An Approach to Health Equity

This clinical trial evaluates a patient navigation program for addressing disparities in breast cancer care. The navigation program is designed to help improve patient knowledge about clinical and supportive care services, navigate to existing services, help manage barriers to care, and enhance patient skills related to management of cancer treatment. Offering a patient navigation program may increase health equity and improve social needs and quality of life over time for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. Implement a patient navigation program in the Roswell Park Breast Clinic focused on underserved women with a first cancer diagnosis of breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) (n=126).

SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:

I. Systematically address barriers to care by connecting women with multiple barriers of care with a first diagnosis of breast cancer or DCIS to supportive services and culturally appropriate resources.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age ≥ 18 years of age

• Have a confirmed diagnosis of breast cancer or Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)

• Currently identify their gender as woman or female

• Was assigned female sex at birth (AFAB)

  - Participant is experiencing ≥1 barrier to care as determined by the social needs screening tool

• Participant must understand the investigational nature of this study and verbally consent to participate prior to receiving any study related intervention

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants who are not suspected of or diagnosed with breast cancer or Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
• Participants who have had a previous diagnosis of any cancer
• Participants who were assigned male sex or intersex at birth
• Unwilling or unable to follow protocol requirements