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  • Reigniting the Cancer Moonshot to beat cancer

    Reigniting the Cancer Moonshot to beat cancer

    VA has taken on the challenge of the Cancer Moonshot, leading the charge with best-in-class cancer care for our Veterans across the country.

  • What the PACT Act and Cancer Moonshot mean for you

    What the PACT Act and Cancer Moonshot mean for you

    PACT ACT is the most significant expansion of benefits and services for toxin-exposed Veterans in more than 30 years. Cancer Moonshot helps foster a cancer research community within VA.

  • Cancer Moonshot Week of Action sees VA deploying new clinical pathways

    Cancer Moonshot Week of Action sees VA deploying new clinical pathways

    December 5-9 is Cancer Moonshot action week! VA has several exciting developments that will impact Veteran cancer care launching this week.

  • VA Did That: Advancing White House Cancer Moonshot

    VA Did That: Advancing White House Cancer Moonshot

    To decrease cancer deaths, VA is part of the White House Cancer Moonshot to reduce cancer mortality by 50 percent in the next 25 years.

  • Aim(ing) for the Moonshot: Cancer Survivorship and Screening

    Aim(ing) for the Moonshot: Cancer Survivorship and Screening

    Aiming for the Moonshot: If you are diagnosed with cancer, Choose VA for your cancer care and survivorship.

  • Second to none: VA prostate cancer care

    Second to none: VA prostate cancer care

    VA is at the forefront of prostate cancer care and innovation.

  • Advancing cancer treatment access with 22 new ‘Close to Me’ sites

    Advancing cancer treatment access with 22 new ‘Close to Me’ sites

    The service reduces the burden of lengthy travel for Veterans and their caregivers, improving access to care and affording Veterans more time to focus on healing.

  • Watch: Cancer Cabinet Community Conversation on expanding access to cancer care

    Watch: Cancer Cabinet Community Conversation on expanding access to cancer care

    VA invites you to watch a live virtual Cancer Cabinet Community Conversation about how VA is taking every opportunity to expand access to best-in-class cancer care for Veterans enrolled in our equal access health care system July 16 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET. 

  • Expanding access to colorectal cancer screening and treatment

    Expanding access to colorectal cancer screening and treatment

    VA brings colorectal cancer screening to Veterans’ homes while providing cutting-edge care.

  • Thank You, Million Veteran Program participants

    Thank You, Million Veteran Program participants

    The Million Veteran Program continues to make strides toward improving Veteran health care, thanks to more than 1 million participants.

  • Aiming for the Moon(shot): Lung cancer awareness

    Aiming for the Moon(shot): Lung cancer awareness

    Lung cancer affects almost 8,000 Veterans every year. VA and NASA come together to encourage Veterans to get screened.

  • Cancer care for American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans

    Cancer care for American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans

    Of the 160,000 American Indian/Alaska Native Veterans, 41% of those service-connected Veterans are screened for some cancers at lower rates than other groups.

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Last updated April 20, 2023

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