Research Topics
Cancer Care and Prevention
Cancer occurs when some of the body’s cells divide without stopping and spread into surrounding tissues. Malfunctioning genes trigger the formation of cancer cells, and those malfunctions may be inherited, or may arise as a result of damage to DNA caused by certain environmental exposures—including chemicals or ultraviolet radiation. Cancer screenings are a key preventive care measure, and can help detect cancer in its early stages—which can contribute to early treatment, increased survival rates, and better health outcomes.
VA conducts cancer research to help better understand how Veterans’ military experience may impact the development of certain cancers; how lifestyle choices known to cause cancer—such as tobacco use—may disproportionately impact them; and to build the evidence-base for effective, appropriate cancer screening tests and tools.
Each section below is populated by a search of the HSR website. Search results are generated based on the search term "Cancer". Results are updated as new data are available.
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Citations
(5 of more than 3621 CANCER focused publications)
- Zhao MY, Lei YY, Aaronson MRM, De Silva SR, Badiee J, May FP. Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates at Federally Qualified Health Centers From 2014 to 2022: Incomplete Recovery From COVID-19 and Worsening Disparities. The American journal of gastroenterology. 2024 Mar 27.
- Rajan SS, Sarvepalli S, Wei L, Meyer AND, Murphy DR, Choi DT, Singh H. Medical Home Implementation and Follow-Up of Cancer-Related Abnormal Test Results in the Veterans Health Administration. JAMA Network Open. 2024 Mar 4; 7(3):e240087.
- Wadhwa A, Roscoe C, Duran EA, Kwan L, Haroldsen CL, Shelton JB, Cullen J, Knudsen BS, Rettig MB, Pyarajan S, Nickols NG, Maxwell KN, Yamoah K, Rose BS, Rebbeck TR, Iyer HS, Garraway IP. Neighborhood Deprivation, Race and Ethnicity, and Prostate Cancer Outcomes Across California Health Care Systems. JAMA Network Open. 2024 Mar 4; 7(3):e242852.
- Parma DL, Finley EP, Fernandez R, Gelfond JAL, Ramirez AG. Facilitators of and barriers to gastric cancer and precursor diagnosis among South Texas residents: Social determinants of health. Cancer medicine. 2024 Mar 1; 13(6):e7002.
- Acharya M, Hayes CJ, Li C, Painter JT, Dayer L, Martin BC. Opioid therapy trajectories of patients with chronic non-cancer pain over one year of follow-up after initiating short-acting opioid formulations. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 2024 Jan 18; doi:10.1093/pm/pnad169.
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Publication Briefs
(5 of more than 99 CANCER focused publication briefs)
- Homelessness Associated with Increased Rates of All-Cause Mortality among Veterans with Lung and Colorectal Cancer
This study sought to characterize the diagnosis, treatment, surgical outcomes, and mortality of unhoused compared to housed patients who received care in VA for lung, colorectal cancer (CRC), and breast cancer. Findings showed that homelessness was associated with increased rates of mortality for lung and colorectal cancer, as well as later stage at diagnosis for colorectal cancer. Veterans experi...
Date: December 21, 2023
- Veterans Diagnosed with Pyogenic Liver Abscess Have Significantly Higher Rates of Colorectal Cancer for Up to Three Years after PLA Diagnosis
This study investigated the association between pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) and the subsequent incidence of diagnosed colorectal cancer (CRC) among 8,286 Veterans diagnosed with PLA and admitted to one of 127 VA hospitals nationwide from January 2003 through December 2020. Findings showed that CRC diagnosis was found in a significantly higher proportion of Veterans with PLA compared to controls (...
Date: December 18, 2023
- Personalized Multi-Level Intervention Helps Veterans Make Best Decisions about Colorectal Cancer Screening
This study evaluated the effect of a personalized multi-level intervention on screening orders in older adults due for average-risk colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. Findings showed that, compared to Veterans who received a simple educational booklet (control arm), those who received personalized information (intervention arm) were more likely to get a “benefit-concordant” screening order—that is...
Date: December 1, 2023
- Study Suggests Racial Inequalities in VA Pancreatic Cancer Care
This study examined whether there were significant racial disparities in the continuum of pancreatic cancer care in the VA system, hypothesizing that there would be no racial disparities in the receipt of pancreatic cancer care among Black and White Veterans. Findings showed that even in a healthcare system with equal access to care, racial inequalities exist in the timing of pancreatic cancer dia...
Date: November 13, 2023
- Equal-Access Healthcare Is Associated with Significantly Improved Clinical Outcomes in Black and Hispanic Veterans with Prostate Cancer
This study examined clinical outcomes by race and ethnicity in Veterans with nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC). Findings showed that among patients with nmCRPC in VA—an equal-access system—self-identified Black and Hispanic men had better clinical outcomes than White or other patients, including time to metastasis and overall survival. Median time elapsed from nmCRPC to m...
Date: October 11, 2023
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Studies
( 5 of more than 92 CANCER focused projects
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| Project No. |
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PI |
Funding Start |
| IIR 22-193
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Lung Cancer Screening for Veterans Enrolled in Community Care: Modifiable Mechanisms to Improve Patient-Centered Outcomes |
Slatore , Christopher |
2024-07-01 |
| PPO 22-161
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Co-Design and Pilot Testing of Peer-led Community Outreach to Improve Equity, Veteran-Centeredness and Uptake of Lung Cancer Screening |
Wiener, Renda |
2024-01-01 |
| IIR 22-215
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Optimizing Advanced Prostate Cancer Care Among US Veterans |
Caram, Megan |
2023-07-01 |
| PPO 21-225
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Developing and Pilot-testing a Yoga Program to Address Post-prostatectomy Side-effects Among Veterans with Prostate Cancer |
Silva, Abigail |
2023-07-01 |
| IIR 20-089
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Patient Risk Perception and Decision-Making about Adherence to Repeat Cancer Screening |
Gillespie, Christopher |
2021-10-01 |
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