Patients' Barriers to Receipt of Cancer Care, and Factors Associated With Needing More Assistance From a Patient Navigator

: Newly diagnosed cancer patients' most common barriers to care include lack of social support, insurance/financial concerns, and problems with health care communications. In this sample of patients, a greater need for assistance was independently associated with minority race/ethnicity and unemployment. These data may help in the design and targeting of interventions to reduce cancer health disparities.