VA making advancements to address prostate cancer in the ...



Hi, I’m Mike Richman of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs—with this VA Research Nugget. In VA, prostate cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed forms of cancer among Veterans. To make advancements in this area, VA is partnering with the Prostate Cancer Foundation, which funds research to prevent and cure prostate cancer. The partnership is based on speeding the development of treatments and cures for Veterans with aggressive prostate cancer through the fast-developing practice of precision oncology. Precision oncology—which is used for many cancers—looks at the genetic profile of patients and their tumors to customize treatment. Each cancer patient may have different mutations in play, and researchers are learning how to leverage this genetic information to improve outcomes. To learn more about VA research, go to research.. That’s research.. I’m Mike Richman. ................
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