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VA welcomes the military and Veteran community to the “Health Equity for Black Veterans in Cancer Care” virtual live event today at 2:30 EST.

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.

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.

Lynch Syndrome is a collection of genetic mutations that can indicate an increased risk for colorectal cancer. Lifetime risk of colorectal cancer with this signature ranges from 10% to 80%.

Almost 8,000 Veterans are diagnosed and treated with lung cancer every year at VA. You may be eligible for lung cancer screening.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Raymond John Marx.

Raising awareness about health challenges facing minority communities and reducing health disparities among minority Veterans.

Scheduling regular check-ups to make sure cancer screenings take place is one way to catch or prevent cancer. Your VA provider can answer questions on what screening tests make sense for you based on your personal history and your risk factors.

Support your loved ones who smoke by talking about the risks of smoking. Here are great resources available to help them quit.

Houston VA swore in new honorary police chief 10-year-old DJ Daniel who is battling terminal spinal and brain cancer. “Welcome aboard, Chief.”

Army Veteran Elaine Knowles explained how Whole Health Coaching helped her manage during her late husband’s treatment and hospice care for Agent Orange related lung cancer.

Throughout its history of more than 75 years, VA has funded critical research that has led to many medical advancements instrumental to the agency’s primary goal: to honor America’s Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.