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Peer navigation may help address these challenges. This study examined the needs and preferences of patients with HNC for peer support and peer navigation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional survey was administered in clinic and by email to patients with HNC at a Canadian cancer centre. Descriptive statistics summarized peer support and peer navigation needs and preferences. Univariable and multivariable analyses examined factors associated with interest in receiving and providing peer navigation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Participants (n=170) were on average 59 years of age (SD=13.1) and 3.2 years post-diagnosis (SD=3.4); 73.4% were male. Half of participants (n=82, 49.7%) were interested in connecting with other HNC patients at some point since diagnosis; 37.5% (n=62) had connected, and 21.5% (n=35) received peer support. Common barriers included social media privacy concerns (62%) and inconvenience of in-person programs (51%). Interest in support from a peer cancer survivor or navigator was highest before or during treatment (61%) and post-treatment (55%), and lowest in survivorship (\u223c20%), but increased to 47% if offered through a digital app; 43% were interested in being peer navigators. Preferred matching characteristics included cancer, treatments, specific concerns, disease stage, and age at diagnosis. Older age (p=0.02) and anxiety (p=0.02) were associated with interest in receiving peer navigation, and greater social support with being a peer navigator (p=0.02).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among patients with HNC surveyed, half wanted to connect with other peers, about one-third did, and only one in five received peer support. 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