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Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/85820, first published .
Implementation of a Cancer Navigation Intervention for Newly Diagnosed Survivors of Breast Cancer: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Implementation of a Cancer Navigation Intervention for Newly Diagnosed Survivors of Breast Cancer: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Implementation of a Cancer Navigation Intervention for Newly Diagnosed Survivors of Breast Cancer: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Melba Sheila D'Souza   1 , MScN, MPhilN, RN, PhD, CCNE ;   Ruby Gidda   2, 3 , BSN, MEd, RN ;   Michelle Smith   4, 5 , AA, MSc, Cert III VA ;   Arati Swaminadhan   6 , MSc ;   Amy Jean Strank   7 , BScN, RN ;   Ashwin Nairy   8

1 Nursing and Population Health, School of Nursing, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC, Canada

2 School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Abbotsford, BC, Canada

3 Clinical Capacity Optimization, BC Cancer Agency, Abbotsford, BC, Canada

4 Faculty of Health and Social Development, UBC School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada

5 Learning Health Systems, Research Department, Interior Health, Kelowna, BC, Canada

6 The University of British Columbia, UBC Experimental Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

7 Home Health, Interior Health, Kamloops, BC, Canada

8 The University of British Columbia, Faculty of Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Corresponding Author:

  • Melba Sheila D'Souza, MScN, MPhilN, RN, PhD, CCNE
  • Nursing and Population Health
  • School of Nursing, Thompson Rivers University
  • 805 TRU Way Kamloops
  • Kamloops, BC V2C 0C8
  • Canada
  • Phone: 1 6047516672
  • Fax: 1 6047516672
  • Email: mdsouza@tru.ca