VA diagnoses 7,700 Veterans with lung cancer each year and an estimated 900,000 remain at risk due to age, smoking and other environmental exposures during and after military service.
VA-GO2 partnership will focus on developing and sharing technical resources with health care professionals inside and outside of VA so they are informed as to the importance of screening.
On March 1, VA announced its intention of adding nine rare respiratory cancers to the list of presumed service-connected disabilities in relation to exposure to toxic chemicals in the air, water, or soil for Veterans who served any amount of time in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.
Mitchell Caviness enlisted in the Army at 17 and immediately […]
The theme of this year’s National VA Research Week, May 17–21, is “One Team, One Mission,” reflecting the nationwide focus of VA researchers on improving Veterans’ health care and quality of life.
Lung cancer screening is the most effective tool in reducing cancer-related deaths. Richmond VA performs screenings for 12% of its eligible high-risk Veterans, three times higher than the nation.
Navy Veteran Jim Pantelas has spent the last 15 years working to fund new lung cancer research, combat patient stigma, and improve care for lung cancer patients. His mission is personal: He is a survivor of stage 3 lung cancer, with stage 4 lymph node involvement.
For the Great American Smokeout on Nov. 17, Veterans are invited to explore VA resources that can help them stop smoking, clear the air and improve their health and mood.
VA National Oncology Program (NOP) is actively hiring oncologists for their National TeleOncology service (NTO).
Cancer screenings catch cancer early which can help treatment out comes. Screenings with best outcomes: lung, cervical, colon, and breast.
On research panel, Marine Veteran shared his struggles after serving near Open Burn Pits. “They have taken the time to try to understand.”
With 10 practices entering the Diffusion of Excellence portfolio this year, joining 59 previous efforts, even more Veterans lives will be impacted.
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