How do immigration-related fears shape cancer care and outcomes?

Immigration-related fears can profoundly influence cancer patients' ability to access, navigate and complete treatment, yet these barriers often remain invisible within clinical encounters. In this interview, Angelique Caba, MSW, LCSW-R (CancerCare, NY, USA), explores how immigration status and related anxieties create dual crises for patients. Drawing on nearly two decades of oncology social work experience, Caba discusses the critical role of early psychosocial assessment, the importance of physician-social worker collaboration in addressing structural barriers to care and practical strategies healthcare institutions can implement to support immigrant patients. Please provide a brief overview of your career to date My career has...