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Integrating Germline Genetics Into Precision Oncology Practice in the Veterans Health Administration: Challenges and Opportunities
- Author:
- Maren T. Scheuner, MD, MPH
- Kenute Myrie, PhD
- Jane Peredo, ScM
- Lori Hoffman-Hogg, MS, RN, CNS, AOCN
- Margaret Lundquist, DNP, MPH, ACNP-C
- Stephanie L. Guerra, PhD
- Douglas Ball, MD
The VHA is uniquely positioned to address the integration of germline genetic testing into precision oncology practice due to its outsized role in...
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The Availability of Advanced Radiation Oncology Technology Within VHA Radiation Oncology Centers
- Author:
- VHA Palliative Radiotherapy Task Force:
- George A. Dawson, MD
- Alice V. Cheuk, MD
- Stephen Lutz, MD
- Ruchika Gutt-Garg, MD
- Drew Moghanaki, MD, MPH
- Shruti Jolly, MD
- Maria D. Kelly, MD
- Helen Fosmire, MD
- Lori Hoffman-Hogg, MS, RN, CNS, AOCN
- Wendy Kemp, AAS
- Michael Hagan, PhD
Radiation oncologists were surveyed to determine how accessible advanced radiation delivery modalities are within the VHA.
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Consensus Statement Supporting the Recommendation for Single-Fraction Palliative Radiotherapy for Uncomplicated, Painful Bone Metastases
- Author:
- George A. Dawson, MD
- Drew Moghanaki, MD, MPH
- Ruchika Gutt-Garg, MD
- Lori Hoffman-Hogg, MS, RN, CNS, AOCN
- Maria Kelly, MD
- Alice Cheuk, MD
- Helen Fosmire, MD
- Michael Hagan, PhD
- on behalf of the Veterans Affairs National Palliative Radiotherapy Task Force
Single-fraction palliative radiation therapy is a shorter course treatment option for veterans with terminal cancers and offers effective,...