October 2025 Vol 16, No 10

Navigators are more than care coordinators—they are beacons of trust, safety, and belonging. Discover how their work embodies the heart of patient-centered oncology, and how you can shine a light back onto a navigator or team of navigators in your life.

The opportunity to honor the navigators who inspire, innovate, and advocate is here. Nominations for the Dr Harold Freeman One Team Award are open now through October 31.

When health systems invest in equity-focused navigation, the results ripple across the care continuum. This feature highlights one Alliance for Equity in Cancer Care grantee site, showing how community partnerships and innovative workflows are transforming access and outcomes.

For many communities, mistrust in the healthcare system runs deep. Discover how cultural humility empowers navigators to rebuild trust, reduce disparities, and advocate more effectively for patients.

What begins as one parent’s desperate search for answers evolves into a powerful advocacy movement. This article traces a journey from crisis to the creation of The Healthcare Navigation Project, showing how lived experience can drive systemic change.

Oncology patient navigators are uniquely positioned to address one of the most overlooked survivorship challenges: fertility. This piece highlights how navigators advocate access, streamline care, and support patients in navigating deeply personal decisions.

Welcome back to Navigation Refresh, a recurring, informative feature for novice and seasoned patient navigators alike. In this issue, we cover the role of patient navigators in advocacy.