Original Research

• Original Research

  Distress and Factors Associated with Suicidal Ideation in Veterans Living with Cancer

  Author:

  Samantha O. Munson, PhD

  Patricia Cabrera-Sanchez, PhD

  Stephanie N. Miller, PhD

  Kristin M. Phillips, PhD

  Regularly screening veterans living with cancer for distress and assessing for suicidal ideation may help reduce suicide rates.

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• Original Research

  Incidental Findings of Pulmonary and Hilar Malignancy by Low-Resolution Computed Tomography Used in Myocardial Perfusion Imaging

  Author:

  Robert T. Tung, MD

  Johannes Heyns, MD

  Lynne Dryer, APRN

  Routinely reviewing low-resolution computed tomography images used during cardiac myocardial perfusion imaging can help identify malignancies in...

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• Article

  Applying a Text-Search Algorithm to Radiology Reports Can Find More Patients With Pulmonary Nodules Than Radiology Coding Alone

  Author:

  Rolando Sanchez, MD, MS

  George Bailey

  Peter J. Kaboli, MD, MS

  Steven B. Zeliadt, PhD, MPH

  Julie A. Lang, RN, BSN, MBA

  Richard M. Hoffman, MD, MPH

  A text search algorithm that examined 12,983 imaging studies identified all the patients with lung nodule previously identified by radiology...

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• Article

  Radiotherapeutic Care of Patients With Stage IV Lung Cancer with Thoracic Symptoms in the Veterans Health Administration

  Author:

  Ruchika Gutt, MD

  Sheetal Malhotra, MD

  Drew Moghanaki, MD

  Alice V. Cheuk, MD

  Lori Hoffman-Hogg

  Maria Kelly, MD

  Helen Fosmire, MD

  George Dawson, MD

  on behalf of the VHA National Palliative Radiotherapy Taskforce

  VHA radiation oncologists reported that their practices were concordant with American Society for Radiation Oncology guidelines on palliative...

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• Article

  Atrial Fibrillation and Bleeding in Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treated with Ibrutinib in the Veterans Health Administration

  Author:

  Kelli M. Rasmussen, MS

  Vikas Patil, MS

  Zachary Burningham, PhD

  Christina Yong, MA

  Brian C. Sauer, PhD

  Ahmad S. Halwani, MD

  Although ibrutinib is associated with increased bleeding-related adverse events, the risk for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia is...

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