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Patient Navigation Program for Colorectal Cancer Screening in Chinese Americans at an Urban Community Health Center: Lessons Learned
- Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 28, Number 3, August 2017
- pp. 887-895
- 10.1353/hpu.2017.0086
- Article
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Summary:
Colorectal cancer is a major cause of cancer-related deaths in Asian Americans, yet Asian Americans have the lowest colorectal cancer screening rates in New York City. The Charles B. Wang Community Health Center implemented a patient navigation program to increase colorectal cancer screening. This report describes the lessons learned from the program.