Novartis session in Philippine National Cancer Summit 2024 highlights Key Role of Patient Navigators in Enhancing Breast Cancer SurvivorshipPatient navigators took center stage at the plenary session supported by Novartis Healthcare Philippines during the Philippine National Cancer Summit 2024.
Executive Assistant for Health of Taguig City Dr. Cecille Montales shared over a decade of experience with patient navigator models that help enhance the treatment continuum in breast cancer patients in Taguig. “In the Philippine context, patient navigation starts and ends in the community. When cancer patients first have symptoms, it is the community health workers who usually catch them early,” explained Dr. Frederic Ivan Ting, Co-Chair Training Committee of the Philippine Society of Medical Oncology.
Despite being mandated by the National Integrated Cancer Control Act , not all hospitals treating cancer patients have navigators or have very few dedicated to this role. Dr. Corazon Ngelangel, President of the Philippine Cancer Society, emphasized the urgent need for an effective awareness campaign for the patient navigation model to work and be adopted nationwide.
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