The VA is one of the largest providers of cancer care in the nation, treating nearly 500,000 veterans annually. Cancer is the second leading cause of death for veterans, specifically lung cancer-- ...

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — A new clinic will begin providing infusion cancer care in Colorado Springs thanks to more that $500,000 in funding from the Veteran’s Affairs (VA) Close to Me program. The VA’s ...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today it has launched a new strategic partnership with Duke University and Baylor College of Medicine towards building VA’s National Women ...

Two years ago, oncologists with the US Department of Veterans Affairs started using IBM Watson artificial intelligence to identify targeted treatment options for cancer patients. Now, they will be ...

The collective purpose of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ cancer program is to follow four guiding principles — people, service, quality and stewardship —and to provide the veteran with: • ...

With an eye toward reducing cancer rates among U.S. veterans, the Department of Veteran Affairs recently announced new steps to expand preventive services, health care, and benefits for the more than ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will give priority to veterans with cancer when it begins processing benefits claims under the landmark toxic exposure law signed this summer, VA Secretary ...

Department of Veterans Affairs researchers at five medical centers are working together to develop an artificial intelligence algorithm that can predict aggressive prostate cancer. The new research ...

Hundreds of Department of Veterans Affairs medical research projects are being threatened by a hiring freeze across the federal government, a pair of top Democratic senators warned in a letter to the ...

When Army veteran Robert Galang had throat cancer last year, he went to the VA hospital in Long Beach for care. The thing he remembers most is having to lie very still, while doctors aimed beams of ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs' $243.3 billion budget request for next fiscal year includes a $75 million increase for cancer treatment so the VA can "deliver the most up-to-date care as close to ...

PHOENIX - A cancer patient hopes his secretly recorded visit to a VA physician will raise awareness about unresolved problems at the restructured government healthcare agency. Retired Sgt. 1st Class ...