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Mashup Score: 1VA.gov | Veterans Affairs - 2 month(s) ago
Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more.
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The VA’s new emergency health care program helped nearly 50,000 veterans in its first year, but systemic issues – and suicides – persist.
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The VA’s new emergency health care program helped nearly 50,000 veterans in its first year, but systemic issues – and suicides – persist.
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Mashup Score: 0Enhancing Precision Oncology for Veterans through VA's Strategic Partnerships - Isla P. Garraway - 6 month(s) ago
Isla Garraway discusses the innovative strides being made in the Veterans Affairs (VA) system towards improving cancer care for veterans, particularly African-American vets. She details the success of initiatives like the partnership with the Prostate Cancer Foundation and the Precision Oncology Program, which facilitate critical genetic testing for veterans with metastatic prostate cancer. A…
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Mashup Score: 0Agent Orange and Bladder Cancer: Insights from a Study on 25 Million Veterans - Stephen Williams - 6 month(s) ago
Stephen Williams and Sam Chang discuss the relationship between Agent Orange and bladder cancer. They highlight a retrospective cohort study conducted on over 25 million veterans to determine the association between Agent Orange exposure and bladder cancer incidence. The study controlled for various factors and found a slight increase in bladder cancer risk among veterans exposed to Agent…
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Mashup Score: 0Genomic Alterations and Self-Reported Agent Orange Exposure in United States Veterans with Metastatic Prostate Cancer - JJ Haijing Zhang - 6 month(s) ago
Andrea Miyahira interviews JJ Haijing Zhang on her research exploring the genomic alterations in prostate cancer patients exposed to Agent Orange. Agent Orange, an herbicide used by the US military during the Vietnam War, is linked to various health toxicities, including prostate cancer. Dr. Zhang’s study aims to identify any specific somatic alterations related to Agent Orange exposure. The…
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Mashup Score: 2Pulmonary nodules frequently stay stable over time in veterans with unexplained dyspnea - 6 month(s) ago
HONOLULU — Follow-up high-resolution CT scans for veterans with incidental pulmonary nodules, initially assessed for unexplained dyspnea, revealed that nodule stability is common, according to research presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.“Although our study was focused on understanding the presence and evolution of pulmonary nodules in post-deployment veterans with unexplained
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Mashup Score: 0Pulmonary nodules frequently stay stable over time in veterans with unexplained dyspnea - 6 month(s) ago
HONOLULU — Follow-up high-resolution CT scans for veterans with incidental pulmonary nodules, initially assessed for unexplained dyspnea, revealed that nodule stability is common, according to research presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.“Although our study was focused on understanding the presence and evolution of pulmonary nodules in post-deployment veterans with unexplained
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Mashup Score: 6Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to High-Quality Cancer Care Among Veterans With Lung Cancer: A Qualitative Study - 7 month(s) ago
PURPOSE Veteran populations have higher lung cancer incidence and worse overall survival compared with non-Veteran populations. Although recent clinical advancements have reduced lung cancer death rates, these advances are not routinely received among Veteran populations because of multilevel factors, including Veterans’ complex comorbidities, limited health literacy, and other economic and social disadvantages. This study aimed to assess Veterans’ perspectives regarding their lung cancer care with a specific focus on identifying modifiable barriers to evidence-based care delivery. METHODS We conducted 1:1 semistructured interviews with 24 Veterans diagnosed with lung cancer at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. All interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using the constant comparative method of qualitative analysis. RESULTS Four themes emerged. These included (1) social and economic disadvantages can prevent routine delivery of evidence-based cancer care; (
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With the urgent need to care for #veterans with cancer, there is an opportunity for providers to help. With recently passed legislation, providers can care for veterans & get reimbursed by being part of the VA Community Care Network. https://t.co/0OXIgS3ZBw @DeptVetAffairs https://t.co/sqzv8vkbRN