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A Tool Which Can Help Breast Cancer Patients

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A new study finds "patient navigators" can make a critical difference for women with breast cancer.

Hundreds of hospitals and cancer facilities now employ navigators to help patients with everything from appointments to insurance.

Researchers focused on 2,600 women in Washington, DC.

Those who used navigators to help them through the medical system received their diagnoses nearly twice as fast.