DURHAM, NC ‑- How does colorectal cancer incidence and survival at the VA compare with the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) data?
VA Patients Receive Appropriate Scans for CRC
INDIANAPOLIS — The current standard for post-treatment surveillance of colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors following curative treatment at the VA is an annual computed tomography scan for three years.
Screening Doesn’t Explain All Colorectal Cancer Drop
LEBANON, NH — Colorectal-cancer incidence among U.S. adults 50 or older has dropped by almost 40% since 1975 and by more than 45% since its peak in the mid-1980s.
AMD Predicts Poorer Overall Survival in Older Women
PORTLAND, OR — What is the association between age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in a population of older women?Answering that question was the goal of a prospective cohort study at four U.S. clinical centers. Results...
Glaucoma Increases Cataract Surgery Complications
JAMAICA PLAINS, MA — A new VA study compared visual acuity outcomes, vision-related quality of life and complications related to cataract surgery in eyes with and without glaucoma.The retrospective cohort study was published recently in the American Journal of...
CAD Linked to Macular Degeneration in Veterans
LEXINGTON, KY — VA clinicians should co-screen for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and systemic vascular disease, according to a new study.The report, published recently in the Southern Medical Journal, notes that, although AMD — the leading cause of blindness...
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