Turning Point
Cristina Moya (left) relied on Patient Navigator Rina Bernardez for guidance and advice during her treatment for breast cancer.
Spring/Summer 2007
Contents
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Pointing the way for patients
By J. Dirk Iglehart, MD -
Special delivery
By Richard Saltus
Drugs given via catheter into the abdomen increase survival in ovarian cancerExtending the care continuum
By Dawn Stapleton
Supporting patients before, during, and after treatment -
HPV facts
By Dawn Stapleton
Cervical cancer and the new vaccine -
The apprentices
By Robert Levy
Training the next generation -
From underserved to well-served
By Robert Levy
Patient navigators are a lifeline to care -
Newsworthy Notes
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Ask the Care Team
Credits
Turning Point is published for supporters of Dana-Farber's Women's Cancers Program. To learn more about the WPC, call Administrative Director Candace S. Lowe, ScD, at (617) 632-2675.
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Turning Point
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Department of Communications
44 Binney Street, OS-300
Boston, MA 02115
or call (617) 632-4090
or e-mail: TurningPoint@dfci.harvard.edu
EDITOR: Dawn Stapleton
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Richard Saltus
SCIENCE ADVISORS: Ian Krop, MD, PhD; Jennifer Ligibel, MD
ART DIRECTOR: John DiGianni
DESIGN: Kimberly Regensburg
CONTRIBUTORS: Nicole Bedard, Christine Benedix, Robert Levy, Irina Zlobina
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Kathleen Raven
PHOTOGRAPHY: Sam Ogden
