How AI-Powered Education Can Support Patients and Caregivers During Cancer Navigation

Cancer care can be overwhelming. Patients and caregivers are often asked to understand complex medical language, compare treatment options, prepare for appointments, manage side effects, and make important decisions while coping with the emotional weight of a cancer diagnosis.

In a new article published by the Canadian Breast Cancer Network, Dr. Josh Silvertown explores how thoughtfully designed AI-powered educational tools can help patients and caregivers make sense of cancer information, prepare better questions, and participate more confidently in conversations with their healthcare team.

The article highlights recent ASCO 2026 research showing that many patients and caregivers are already aware of, and in some cases using, AI tools for cancer-related information often without discussing this with their physician. This creates both an opportunity and a responsibility: AI must be accurate, understandable, transparent, privacy-conscious, and firmly connected to trusted human guidance.

The piece also introduces Luna Navigator, Navexio’s AI-powered educational navigation tool designed to help patients and caregivers translate complex information into clearer, more practical preparation for conversations with their oncology team. Luna is not intended to diagnose, recommend treatment, or replace clinical judgment. Instead, it reflects Navexio’s belief that AI should help patients prepare, not decide — and that the centre of cancer care must always remain human.

Read the full article on the Canadian Breast Cancer Network website.