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• Compared with Observation, Prostate Cancer Surgery Often Not Worth Potential Harms in Patients with Low or Low–Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer
  Two randomized trials (SPCG4 and the VA-CSP #407: PIVOT) have compared surgery to conservative management for localized prostate cancer, but the applicability of these trials to contemporary practice remains uncertain. This study analyzed the long-term results from SPCG4 and PIVOT (adjusting for considerations such as recent advances in therapies) and data from two contemporary non-VA cohorts—one ...
  
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• PACT Implementation Associated with Potential Short-Term Improvement in Quality of Follow-Up for Certain Diagnostic Tests
  This study used 14 years (2006–2019) of nationwide VA data on Veterans who had abnormal test results related to diagnostic testing for six different cancers. Findings showed that PACT implementation was associated with a potential short-term improvement in the quality of follow-up for certain test results. Better PACT implementation was associated with a reduction in potentially missed timely foll...
  
  Date: March 14, 2024
• 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

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