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  • Now is the perfect time to try to stop smoking again

    Now is the perfect time to try to stop smoking again

    For the Great American Smokeout, explore VA resources and learn why every attempt to stop smoking is a step toward success.

  • Three resources to help you quit smoking

    Three resources to help you quit smoking

    VA apps can help Veterans who want to kick their smoking habit and improve their health and well-being.

  • Veterans benefit from early lung cancer detection

    Veterans benefit from early lung cancer detection

    Veterans at risk for lung cancer who receive care at Asheville VA can get screened and treated while cancer is still in its early stages.

  • Army Veteran shares kidney cancer diagnosis

    Army Veteran shares kidney cancer diagnosis

    VA success story: “I’m grateful it happened this way.”

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    Lung cancer screening

    Given his age and history of smoking, his nurse practitioner recommended a CT scan that revealed stage 1 lung cancer.

  • VA Leading the Way: The lifesaving impact of lung cancer screening

    VA Leading the Way: The lifesaving impact of lung cancer screening

    Air Force Veteran Douglas Cross was diagnosed with lung cancer and received his care at the Houston VA.

  • Quitting tobacco? Here are five facts to help you   

    Quitting tobacco? Here are five facts to help you   

    Start creating a plan for how to stop using tobacco.

  • Veteran’s triumph over lung cancer through early detection

    Veteran’s triumph over lung cancer through early detection

    Army Veteran Kenneth Chandler today is cancer free thanks to early detection.

  • 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.

  • Scholars invited to apply to research health effects of airborne hazard exposure

    Scholars invited to apply to research health effects of airborne hazard exposure

    Visiting scholar program will advance VA research on airborne hazard exposure and improve medical care for Veterans and non-Veterans.

  • A Veteran’s journey through lung cancer screening at VA

    A Veteran’s journey through lung cancer screening at VA

    A Marine Corps Veteran had a CT scan. The screening revealed early-stage lung cancer. Here's his care journey through VA.

  • VA recognizes four World War II-era Veterans

    VA recognizes four World War II-era Veterans

    A tribute to four World War II-era residents at the Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home.

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Last updated November 19, 2024

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