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Impact of deployment on survival in military personnel with non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Abstract: Introduction: It is estimated that approximately 3.5 million active duty service members (ADSM) have deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq from 2001-2022. There has been …

Building quality improvement initiatives through anti-cancer stewardship in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA): CML pilot

Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM) Services created a national stewardship with focus on anti-cancer therapeutics within a …

Clinical and laboratory indications for serum protein electrophoresis testing in US veterans: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract: Introduction: Serum Protein Electrophoresis (SPEP) is a frequently ordered diagnostic test when there is suspicion of plasma cell dyscrasia, based on clinical or …

Long term cancer risk of U.S. service members exposed to burn pits during military deployment to Iraq from 2006-2008: A retrospective cohort study

Abstract: Introduction: Burn pits have known individual carcinogenic byproducts, including polyaromatic hydrocarbons and volatile organic compounds, which have a presumptive link …

Survival outcomes of diffuse large B cell lymphoma beyond the rituximab era: Comprehensive analysis of a veteran population within the Veterans Health Administration over 11 years

Abstract: Introduction: The standard treatment approach for DLBCL has traditionally relied on chemo-immunotherapy with R-CHOP (Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine …