Care within a Veterans Hospital

Roessel, Peter van; Rouse, Robert V.; Wren, Sherry M.

doi:10.1007/s00464-006-9184-6

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“… 8 Better overall survival was also found among VA CRC patients. 59 Findings were consistent regarding the perils of receiving care in dual systems: receiving care in one system, whether VA or non-VA, leads to better wait times and survival compared to using multiple systems. 9 , 45 …”

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confidence: 74%

“…van Roessel et al determined that compared to National Cancer Database benchmarks, their VA facility had a greater percentage of early-stage cancers and better all-cause 5-year survival (VA 0.72, National Cancer Database 0.47; P <0.001). 59 We identified five studies addressing the correlation between patient factors and survival risk for VA patients with CRC. Rabeneck and colleagues compared 30-day and 5-year mortality in elderly versus younger patients following CRC-directed surgical resection.…”

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Lung and colorectal cancer treatment and outcomes in the Veterans Affairs health care system

Zullig

Williams

Fortune-Britt

2015

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Lung cancer (LC) and colorectal cancer (CRC) are the second- and third-most commonly diagnosed cancers in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system. While many studies have evaluated the treatment quality and outcomes of various aspects of VA LC and CRC care, there are no known reviews synthesizing this information across studies. The purpose of this literature review was to describe LC and CRC treatment (ie, surgical and nonsurgical) and outcomes (eg, mortality, psychosocial, and other) in the VA health care system as reported in the existing peer-reviewed scientific literature. We identified potential articles through a search of published literature using the PubMed electronic database. Our search strategy identified articles containing Medical Subject Headings terms and keywords addressing veterans or veterans’ health and LC and/or CRC. We limited articles to those published in the previous 11 years (January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2013). A total of 230 articles were retrieved through the search. After applying the selection criteria, we included 74 studies (34 LC, 47 CRC, and seven both LC and CRC). VA provides a full array of treatments, often with better outcomes than other health care systems. More work is needed to assess patient-reported outcomes.

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confidence: 74%

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Lung and colorectal cancer treatment and outcomes in the Veterans Affairs health care system

Zullig

Williams

Fortune-Britt

2015

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“…20 A separate study at a Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center evaluated the impact of a national VA CRC screening initiative by comparing screening rates and outcomes before and after the 1998 initiative. 21 The screening rate before and after implementation of the initiative were 45% and 50%, respectively. Pre- and post-initiative stage distribution was only suggestive of a trend toward early stage diagnoses.…”

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Use of NCCN Guidelines, Other Guidelines, and Biomarkers for Colorectal Cancer Screening

Williams

Grady

Zullig

2016

J Natl Compr Canc Netw

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Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a common cancer and significant public health burden. CRC-related mortality is declining, in part due to the early detection of CRC through robust screening. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has established CRC screening guidelines to aid healthcare providers in making appropriate recommendations for screening according to a patient’s risk of developing CRC. The purpose of this review is to describe the evolution of CRC screening guidelines for average risk individuals, discuss the role of NCCN CRC screening guidelines in cancer prevention, and comment on the current and emerging use of biomarkers for CRC screening.

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Review of Colorectal Studies Using the National Cancer Database

Kelley

Tsikitis

2019

Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery

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The National Cancer Database (NCDB) is a large clinical oncology database developed with data collected from Commission on Cancer (CoC)-accredited facilities. The CoC is managed under the American College of Surgeons, and is a multidisciplinary team that maintains standards in cancer care delivery in health care settings. This database has been used in multiple cancer-focused studies and reports on cancer diagnosis, hospital-level, and patient-related demographics. The focus of this review is to explore and discuss the use of NCDB in colorectal surgery research. Furthermore, our aim for this review is to formulate a guide for researchers who are interested in using the NCDB to complete colorectal research.

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Care within a Veterans Hospital

Abstract: The VA facility had a significantly greater percentage of early cancers and fewer stage III or IV cancers compared to a national benchmark and significantly improved survival compared to the national benchmark.

Cited by 3 publications

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Lung and colorectal cancer treatment and outcomes in the Veterans Affairs health care system

Lung and colorectal cancer treatment and outcomes in the Veterans Affairs health care system

Use of NCCN Guidelines, Other Guidelines, and Biomarkers for Colorectal Cancer Screening

Review of Colorectal Studies Using the National Cancer Database

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