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Borne the Battle #285: The Lung Precision Oncology Program (LPOP)
On this episode of Borne the Battle, Pablo Meza interviews Dr. Gregory Holt about the Lung Precision Oncology Program, also known as LPOP. This initiative targets better and more accessible lung cancer care and treatments for Veterans.
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Less than two years in, an innovative lung cancer screening program at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston is already saving Veterans’ lives. Since its launch in May 2021, the Lung Precision Oncology Program (LPOP) at the hospital has made 30 lung cancer diagnoses, more than 90% of which were found in the early stage, when it is most curable.
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VA Did That: Advancing White House Cancer Moonshot
As one of the largest providers of oncology services in the U.S., VA cares for more than 450,000 Veterans with cancer and makes 43,000 new cancer diagnoses per year. In support of the initiative, multiple VA program offices are working to develop cutting-edge technologies and clinical practices that improve Veteran cancer care.
Read MoreFind an LPOP Hub Site near you
| VISN | Facility | Location | Project Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VA Connecticut Healthcare System | West Haven, Connecticut | Hillary Cain |
| 2 | James J. Peters VA Medical Center | New York, New York | Susan Bates |
| 4 | VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | James Herman |
| 6 | Richmond VA Medical Center | Richmond, Virginia | Howard Li |
| 6 | W. G. Hefner VA Medical Center | Salisbury, North Carolina | Jimmy Ruiz |
| 6 | Durham VA Medical Center | Durham, North Carolina | Scott Shofer |
| 7 | Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center | Charleston, South Carolina | Nichole Tanner |
| 8 | Miami VA Healthcare System | Miami, Florida | Gregory Holt |
| 9 | Louisville VA Medical Center | Louisville, Kentucky | Fred Hendler |
| 10 | VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Nithya Ramnath |
| 12 | Jesse Brown VA Medical Center | Chicago, Illinois | Lawrence Feldman |
| 15 | St. Louis VA Medical Center | St. Louis, Missouri | Theodore Thomas |
| 16 | Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center | Houston, Texas | Farrah Kheradmand |
| 17 | VA North Texas Health Care System | Dallas, Texas | Jonathan Dowell |
| 17 | South Texas Veterans Health Care System | San Antonio, Texas | Jonathan Dowell |
| 19 | VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System | Denver, Colorado | Robert Keith |
| 20 | VA Puget Sound Healthcare System | Seattle, Washington | Daniel Wu |
| 21 | San Francisco VA Medical Center | San Francisco, California | Sunny Wang |
| 22 | VA Long Beach Healthcare System | Long Beach, California | Pankaj Gupta |
| 22 | VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System | Los Angeles, California | Steven Dubinett |
| 23 | Minneapolis VA Medical Center | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Mark Klein |
| 23 | Omaha VA Medical Center | Omaha, Nebraska | Apar Ganti |
| * | Computer Vision and Machine Learning in Precision Oncology (CoMPL) | ||