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January 31, 2026Cancer Causes & Control

Outcomes and cost of patient navigation in increasing colorectal cancer screening in a safety net hospital-based health center

Florence Tangka Sonja Hoover Mark Krudy Marjorie Locke Jennifer Tran Senkuta Riverson Samantha Wasala Tariku Birabasa Mekonnen April Vance Sujha Subramanian

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Screening rates for colorectal cancer improved significantly with patient navigation support.
The analysis showed a cost effectiveness, demonstrating that patient navigation can reduce expenses per screening.
Case-control observations were made to compare screening outcomes before and after implementing patient navigation.
Findings support the idea that patient navigation may enable better healthcare access for underserved populations.

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Observational analysis highlights improved colorectal cancer screening outcomes using patient navigation at a safety net health center.

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Tangka et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a75eb9c6e9836116a2997c https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-026-02135-2

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