VA Lung Precision Oncology Program

The VA Lung Precision Oncology Program (LPOP) provides Veterans and VA physicians a range of advanced diagnostic and treatment tools to identify, address, and treat lung cancer in Veterans. Precision oncology uses molecular profiles to individualize treatments and help identify when a Veteran might be eligible for a clinical trial.

LPOP's primary goal is caring for Veterans. We do this by providing Veterans with a range of services and programs aimed at improving their health. These services include:

• Offering biomarker testing to all Veterans with lung cancer.
• Improving Veteran access to new treatments and precision oncology clinical trials.
• Translating scientific discoveries into better clinical care for Veterans.
• Engaging Veterans in all aspects of research to ensure studies are Veteran-centered.

*To find out more about the services and tools that VA uses to treat Veterans with cancer, visit the VA National Oncology Program website.

VA Lung Cancer Care Wherever You Are

The LPOP program has connected a network of large VA medical centers as centralized hubs across the country. These hubs work closely with medium and smaller medical centers within the VISN and other local VA clinics to deliver high-quality care for Veterans who should be screened for lung cancer or who have lung cancer. This helps VA offer Veterans access to screening, biomarker testing, clinical trials, and cutting-edge care regardless of where they live or receive care.

VA provides comprehensive healthcare for approximately 8,000 Veterans diagnosed with lung cancer each year. VA is also actively ensuring that all Veterans who have a high risk of lung cancer—due to age and smoking history—are aware they might be eligible to enroll in a potentially life-saving early detection lung cancer screening program.

If you are interested in receiving care through LPOP, the first step would be to contact your VA primary care doctor.

Lung Cancer Screening Program

The VA Lung cancer screening program uses low dose computed tomography (CT) to take detailed pictures of the lungs, helping providers to look for signs of lung cancer. Veterans should talk to their VA provider to find out if they qualify for lung cancer screening. Typically they should meet these three conditions:

• Are 50-80 years old
• Smoke cigarettes now or quit within the past 15 years
• Smoked cigarettes for at least 20 pack-years

*For more information visit the Lung Cancer Screening Program website.

VA News on Lung Cancer

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VISN	Facility	Location	Project Director
1	VA Connecticut Healthcare System	West Haven, Connecticut	Hillary Cain
2	James J. Peters VA Medical Center	New York, New York	Susan Bates
4	VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	James Herman
6	Richmond VA Medical Center	Richmond, Virginia	Bhaumik Patel
6	W. G. Hefner VA Medical Center	Salisbury, North Carolina	Jimmy Ruiz
6	Durham VA Medical Center	Durham, North Carolina	Scott Shofer
7	Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center	Charleston, South Carolina	Nichole Tanner
8	Miami VA Healthcare System	Miami, Florida	Gregory Holt
9	Louisville VA Medical Center	Louisville, Kentucky	Fred Hendler
10	VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Nithya Ramnath
12	Jesse Brown VA Medical Center	Chicago, Illinois	Lawrence Feldman
15	St. Louis VA Medical Center	St. Louis, Missouri	Theodore Thomas
16	Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center	Houston, Texas	Farrah Kheradmand
17	VA North Texas Health Care System	Dallas, Texas	Jonathan Dowell
17	South Texas Veterans Health Care System	San Antonio, Texas	Jonathan Dowell
19	VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System	Denver, Colorado	Robert Keith
20	VA Puget Sound Healthcare System	Seattle, Washington	Daniel Wu
21	San Francisco VA Medical Center	San Francisco, California	Sunny Wang
22	VA Long Beach Healthcare System	Long Beach, California	Pankaj Gupta
22	VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System	Los Angeles, California	Steven Dubinett
23	Minneapolis VA Medical Center	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Mark Klein
23	Omaha VA Medical Center	Omaha, Nebraska	Apar Ganti
*	Computer Vision and Machine Learning in Precision Oncology (CoMPL)	Cleveland, Ohio	Anant Madabhushi
	*Note: CoMPL provides support to all LPOP locations.

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