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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.
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Citations
(5 of more than 3297 CANCER focused publications)
- Rogers CR, May FP, Petersen E, Brooks E, Lopez JA, Kennedy CD, Thiese MS. Factors Associated with Colorectal Cancer Prevalence Among Long-Haul Truck Drivers in the United States. American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP. 2022 Apr 11; 8901171221090500.
- Hicks-Courant K, Kanter GP, Schapira MM, Brensinger CM, Liu Q, Ko EM. Intensity of end-of-life care for gynecologic cancer patients by primary oncologist specialty. International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society. 2022 Apr 4.
- Presley CJ, Kaur K, Han L, Soulos PR, Zhu W, Corneau E, O'Leary JR, Chao H, Shamas T, Rose MG, Lorenz KA, Levy CR, Mor V, Gross CP. Aggressive End-of-Life Care in the Veterans Health Administration versus Fee-for-Service Medicare among Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer. Journal of palliative medicine. 2022 Mar 30.
- Jain V, Rifai MA, Brinzevich D, Taj M, Saleh M, Krittanawong C, Patel J, Patel A, Lee MT, Mahtta D, Virani SS. Association of premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with higher risk of cancer: a behavioral risk factor surveillance system study. European journal of preventive cardiology. 2022 Mar 25; 29(3):493-501.
- Resnick D, Kearney MD, Smith JM, Bautista A, Jones L, Schapira MM, Aysola J. Designing a Cancer Prevention Collaborative Goal-Setting Mobile App for Non-Hispanic Black Primary Care Patients: An Iterative, Qualitative Patient-Led Process. JMIR formative research. 2022 Mar 24; 6(3):e28157.
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Publication Briefs
(5 of more than 90 CANCER focused publication briefs)
- Excess Mortality Rates among Post-9/11 Veterans Compared with General US Population, Particularly among Veterans with TBI
This study sought to assess the total all-cause and cause-specific mortality burden – and to estimate the total number of excess deaths among post-9/11 Veterans with and without exposure to traumatic brain injury (TBI) compared with the total US population. Findings showed that post-9/11 Veterans experienced excess all-cause and cause-specific mortality compared with the total US population, which...
Date: February 11, 2022
- Low-Value Prostate Cancer Screenings Common in VA; Low-Value Breast, Cervical, Colorectal Screening Rare
This study sought to describe the prevalence and association of multilevel factors, including key patient-centered medical home (PCMH) domains, with four common low-value cancer screenings (breast, cervical, colorectal, and prostate) within the VA healthcare system. Findings showed that low-value prostate cancer screenings were common, although low-value breast, cervical, and colorectal testing wa...
Date: October 22, 2021
- Fewer than Two-Thirds of Veterans Receive Timely Lung Cancer Screening Follow-Up
This retrospective cohort study sought to determine adherence to recommended next steps (i.e., annual screening or evaluation of screen-detected findings) in a national cohort of Veterans screened for lung cancer – and to identify factors associated with delayed or absent follow-up. Findings showed that less than two-thirds of Veterans received timely recommended follow-up after an initial lung ca...
Date: July 8, 2021
- Racial Differences in Conservative Management of Low- to Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer among Veterans
This study sought to determine whether there are any racial differences in the receipt and duration of conservative management among Veterans treated in the VA healthcare system. Findings showed that African American Veterans were slightly less likely to receive conservative management than White Veterans with localized prostate cancer. Further, among patients receiving conservative management, Af...
Date: September 28, 2020
- VA Patients Have Fewer Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations Post-Chemotherapy than Medicare Patients
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new quality measure to reduce potentially avoidable hospital admissions among patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy. In this study, investigators used this CMS measure to compare the quality of care received by chemotherapy patients treated through traditional Fee-for-Service Medicare versus VA, using a cohort of dually-enrolled ...
Date: July 15, 2020
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Studies
( 5 of more than 88 CANCER focused projects
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Project No. |
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PI |
Funding Start |
IIR 20-089
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Patient Risk Perception and Decision-Making about Adherence to Repeat Cancer Screening |
Gillespie, Christopher |
2021-10-01 |
PPO 20-121
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Identifying Risk Factors for New Persistent Opioid Use Among Veterans Following Treatment for Early Stage Cancer |
Schapira, Marilyn |
2020-10-01 |
IIR 17-063
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Defining Quality of Care in Lung Cancer |
Puri, Varun |
2019-10-01 |
IIR 18-215
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Implementing Risk-aligned Bladder Cancer Surveillance |
Schroeck, Florian |
2019-09-01 |
IIR 17-028
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Imaging Surveillance After Lung Cancer Treatment |
Backhus, Leah |
2018-12-01 |
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HSR&D Briefs, Reports, Newsletters
5 sample "Cancer" publications displayed.
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Improving Cancer Care || In Progress
...Cancer is soon expected to be the leading cause of death in the United States...million people are diagnosed with cancer and more than 500,000 people die of...Improving Cancer Care Overview Individual Research Studies on Cancer Multilevel...Hepatocellular Cancer Helping Optimize Information for Cancer and Effective Pain
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Overview: Improving Cancer Care || In Progress
...Cancer is soon expected to be the leading cause of death in the United States...million people are diagnosed with cancer and more than 500,000 people die of...Improving Cancer Care » Table of Contents Improving Cancer Care Overview Cancer is...million people are diagnosed with cancer and more than 500,000 people die of
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Incorporating Veterans' Preferences into Lung Cancer Screening Decisions || In Progress
...Cancer is soon expected to be the leading cause of death in the United States...million people are diagnosed with cancer and more than 500,000 people die of...February 2018 In this Issue: Improving Cancer Care » Table of Contents Incorporating...Incorporating Veterans’ Preferences into Lung Cancer Screening Decisions Feature Article
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Helping Optimize Information for Cancer and Effective Pain Management || In Progress
...Cancer is soon expected to be the leading cause of death in the United States...million people are diagnosed with cancer and more than 500,000 people die of...February 2018 In this Issue: Improving Cancer Care » Table of Contents Helping Optimize...Optimize Information for Cancer and Effective Pain Management Feature Article
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Multilevel Intervention to Improve Care for Veterans with Hepatocellular Cancer || In Progress
...Cancer is soon expected to be the leading cause of death in the United States...million people are diagnosed with cancer and more than 500,000 people die of...February 2018 In this Issue: Improving Cancer Care » Table of Contents Multilevel...Care for Veterans with Hepatocellular Cancer Feature Article Hepatocellular carcinoma
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Cyberseminars
The most recent "Cancer" seminars are displayed.
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2/15/2022 |
Cervical Cancer Screening in VA: Unique individual and health system challenges
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Haskell, Sally
Danan, Elisheva
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1/19/2022 |
Low-value Cancer Screenings in the Veterans Health Administration: Rates and Factors Associated with Overuse of Breast, Cervical, Colorectal, and Prostate Cancer Testing
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Schuttner, Linnaea
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4/27/2021 |
Robot-assisted Surgery for Esophageal Cancer: Analysis of Short- and Long-term Outcomes
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Girgis, Mark
Mederos, Michael
Wilson, Mark
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10/16/2019 |
A Primary Care PACT to Improve the Health Care of Veterans with Serious Mental Illness: SMI PACT
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Young, Alex
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7/9/2018 |
Phenotyping Physiologic Measurement of Lung Function in the VA EHR Using Automated Tools
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Akgün, Kathleen
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