Redes Prepares to Launch National Cancer Patient Navigator Program

Nurse Practitioner Maria Falkenberg, MSN, RNC, right, oversees activities
of patient navigator Sandra Veronica Covarrubias.

May 30, 2008. Latinas face numerous barriers after they receive an abnormal or suspicious breast cancer screening result. Left to negotiate health system obstacles and confusing choices and decisions, they often delay or even discontinue the care they need out of frustration. Typically, when they do ultimately receive treatment, it’s for a more advanced stage of the disease.