Raising awareness about health challenges facing minority communities and reducing health disparities among minority Veterans.
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.
VA health leaders, along with representatives from private and public health care organizations, host a Cancer Cabinet Community Conversation.
As we recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month here at VA, we renew our commitment to understanding and supporting women’s health care needs.
VA’s Cancer Cabinet Community Conversation roundtable will be held at Noon EST on July 26, and the public is welcome to join us via YouTube.
The National Oncology Program's NPOP is guided by evidence-based best practices and substantiated by the latest innovative cancer research.
Genetic testing looks for variations in a person’s genes. Finding gene variations can help with decisions about cancer treatment. Finding gene variations can also help to understand why cancer developed and how best to find cancers early or to prevent them altogether.
An innovative clinical trial out of the Baltimore VA Medical […]
The VA National Oncology Program is expanding TeleOncology access to Veterans across the nation with the National TeleOncology Program.
Every year, VA diagnoses and treats about 43,000 Veterans with new cases of cancer; VA currently treats 400,000 Veterans with cancer. Here is VA's progress on treating cancer.
Today at age 56, Atkinson is fighting another battle—this time a case of aggressive prostate cancer. Thanks to treatment at the VA Portland Health Care System, his condition has improved dramatically in recent months through precision oncology—the molecular profiling of tumors to identify targetable alterations that can be treated therapeutically. Most recently, his PSA level had plummeted to 0.2, after a high of 115 in December.
VA is providing innovative solutions for Veterans with cancer, including using 3D printing to create boluses.
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