Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer among Veterans with nearly 900,000 Veterans who may be eligible for lung cancer screening.
Lung cancer affects almost 8,000 Veterans every year. VA and NASA come together to encourage Veterans to get screened.
Air Force Veteran Douglas Cross was diagnosed with lung cancer and received his care at the Houston VA.
A Marine Corps Veteran had a CT scan. The screening revealed early-stage lung cancer. Here's his care journey through VA.
This week's Borne the Battle episode discusses LPOP's transformative lung cancer care with Dr. Holt, focusing on early detection, precise treatments, and groundbreaking technology.
Less than two years in, an innovative lung cancer screening […]
First procedures using robotic-assisted bronchoscopy technology performed at South Texas VA provides minimally invasive lung cancer intervention.
Of the 160,000 American Indian/Alaska Native Veterans, 41% of those service-connected Veterans are screened for some cancers at lower rates than other groups.
Non-small cell lung cancer, the most common form of lung cancer, is the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Surgery is the gold standard treatment for early-stage lung cancer.
Visiting scholar program will advance VA research on airborne hazard exposure and improve medical care for Veterans and non-Veterans.
To decrease cancer deaths, VA is part of the White House Cancer Moonshot to reduce cancer mortality by 50 percent in the next 25 years.
Houston VA has identified 12 Veterans with non-small cell lung cancers. Thanks to early detection, all are getting treatment and doing well.