Screening for and managing the sequelae of toxic exposures in Veterans

Abstract: The Psychiatric Consultation Service at Massachusetts General Hospital sees medical and surgical inpatients with comorbid psychiatric symptoms and conditions. During …

Prevalence of toxic exposures among women Veterans with breast or gynecologic cancers receiving Veterans Affairs (VA) care

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Toxic exposures have been linked to hormonal disruption and DNA damage, increasing risk for hormone-sensitive cancers, such as breast and gynecologic …

The association between self-reported types of toxic exposures and symptom severity among Gulf War Era Veterans

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Gulf War illness is a chronic multisymptom illness impacting Veterans of the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War. Toxic exposures are believed to be associated with …

Supporting the PACT Act: Top cancers diagnosed in young Veterans who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan

Abstract: Introduction In 2022, the PACT Act expanded Veterans Affairs healthcare benefits for Veterans with cancers related to toxic exposures encountered during their military …

Risk of myeloproliferative neoplasms among U.S. Veterans from Korean, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf War eras

Abstract: The Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act expanded U.S. Veterans' health care and benefits for conditions linked to service-connected exposures (e.g., Burn …