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November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. When it comes to lung cancer and Veterans, there are some sobering facts you should know:
- 8,000 Veterans are diagnosed and treated for lung cancer each year
- Approximately 5,000 Veterans die from lung cancer each year
- We estimate that 1 million Veterans have a high risk to develop lung cancer and are eligible for lung cancer screening
The National Program Office for Lung Cancer Screening encourages you to talk to your patients about tips to keep their lungs healthy. Remind them to:
- Talk to their health care team to access smoking cessation resources
- Get regular check ups
- Exercise
VA has resources to help Veterans quit smoking. Tell patients to call 1-855-QUIT-VET to learn more about smoking cessation at VA.
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Lung Cancer Screening Educational Video
FACT: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the nation, causing the deaths of 130,000 people a year.
For Veterans living at risk of developing lung cancer, there is hope. Lung cancer screening reduces deaths from lung cancer. Share this educational video developed by the National Program Office for Lung Cancer Screening with your patients to inform them about their risk for developing lung cancer, and whether they qualify for screening.
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Jeffrey W. Honeycutt, MD
Dr. Jeffrey W. Honeycutt is helping to lead the VA's national effort to rewrite Lung Cancer Screening into a workflow integral to Cerner and Legacy environments (Version 2.0) with a common data repository. He graduated with a BioMedical Engineering degree from Johns Hopkins University before working as a diagnostic and interventional radiologist in private practice. Dr. Honeycutt, a board-certified Clinical Informaticist and native Spanish speaker, is currently the Service Chief of Radiology in Lexington, KY. Personal interests include inventing bicycles, live-aboard sailboats, and tropical treehouse architecture.
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