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 3683 CANCER focused publications)
- Cooperberg MR, Braun AE, Berlin A, Kibel AS, Eggener SE, CANCER-GG1 Writing Group. When is prostate cancer really cancer? Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2024 Oct 1.
- Shepherd-Banigan M, Zullig LL, Berkowitz TSZ, Cummin G, Goldstein KM, Kelley MJ, Chawla N, Weidenbacher HJ, Hazra A, Halwani AS, Patil V, Rasmussen KM, Pace R, Colonna S, Moss H. Improving Cancer Care for Women Seeking Services in the Veterans Health Administration Through the Breast and Gynecological Oncology System of Excellence. Military medicine. 2024 Sep 23.
- Golden SE, Schweiger L, Ono S, Melzer AC, Datta S, Davis J, Slatore C. "I've been really happy since I got that letter!": Longitudinal patient perspectives on lung cancer screening communication. Preventive medicine. 2024 Sep 21; 189:108142.
- Leader AE, Rebbeck TR, Oh WK, Patel AV, Winer EP, Bailey LO, Gomella LG, Lumpkins CY, Garraway IP, Aiello LB, Baskin ML, Cheng HH, Cooney KA, Ganzak A, George DJ, Halabi S, Hathaway F, Healy C, Kim JW, Leapman MS, Loeb S, Maxwell KN, McNair C, Morgan TM, Prindeville B, Soule HR, Steward WL, Suttiratana SC, Taplin ME, Yamoah K, Fortune T, Bennett K, Blanding-Godbolt J, Gross L, Giri VN. Adaptation of the socioecological model to address disparities in engagement of Black men in prostate cancer genetic testing. BMC public health. 2024 Sep 18; 24(1):2533.
- Figueroa Gray MS, Shapiro L, Dorsey CN, Randall S, Casperson M, Chawla N, Zebrack B, Fujii MM, Hahn EE, Keegan THM, Kirchhoff AC, Kushi LH, Nichols HB, Wernli KJ, Sauder CAM, Chubak J. A Patient-Centered Conceptual Model of AYA Cancer Survivorship Care Informed by a Qualitative Interview Study. Cancers. 2024 Sep 4; 16(17).
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Publication Briefs
(5 of more than 101 CANCER focused publication briefs)
- 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 ...
Date: June 12, 2024
- 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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Studies
( 5 of more than 95 CANCER focused projects
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| Project No. |
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PI |
Funding Start |
| CDA 24-112
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Improving the Telehealth Delivery of Care for Older Veterans with Cancer and Cognitive Impairment |
Huang, Li-Wen |
2024-08-01 |
| 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 |
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