Veterans with Cancer


PCRI's Alex interviews Mike "Bing" Crosby, the Founder, and CEO of Veterans Prostate Cancer Awareness— an organization devoted to promoting prostate cancer education and screening in veterans and optimizing the care that is available to them. Visit vetsprostate.org to more about Veterans Prostate Cancer Awareness. They can also be reached by phone at 571-215-2715.
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Donate to Veterans Prostate Cancer Awareness here: https://www.classy.org/give/38....6466/#!/donation/che
To download the "Prostate Cancer Health Storylines" phone and tablet Application on Android Devices:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.healthstorylines.prostate&hl=en_US&gl=US
To download "Prostate Cancer Storylines" phone and tablet Application on Apple Devices: https://apps.apple.com/by/app/....prostate-cancer-stor
0:26 Regarding prostate cancer, what is the number one problem veterans are currently experiencing?
1:33 What exactly does screening for prostate cancer include? Do you consider a biopsy to be part of the screening process?
3:48 What are your most important tips for navigating the VA hospital system?
8:10 Can you explain The Mission Act of 2018?
11:21 What does the next year look like for Veterans Prostate Cancer Awareness? What kind of projects collaborations, etc?
13:44 Mr. Crosby discusses the phone and tablet application, "Prostate Cancer Health Storylines" which was developed by Veterans Prostate Cancer Awareness to help patients manage medications, side effects, and general health.
Don’t know your stage? Take the quiz: Visit http://www.prostatecancerstaging.org
To learn more about prostate cancer visit http://www.pcri.org
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Who we are:
The Prostate Cancer Research Institute (PCRI) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to helping you research your treatment options. We understand that you have many questions, and we can help you find the answers that are specific to your case. All of our resources are designed by a multidisciplinary team of advocates and expert physicians, for patients. We believe that by educating yourself about the disease, you will have more productive interactions with your medical professionals and receive better-individualized care. Feel free to explore our website or call our free helpline at 1 (800) 641-7274 with any questions that you have. Our Federal Tax ID # is 95-4617875 and qualifies for maximum charitable gift deductions by individual donors.
The information on the Prostate Cancer Research Institute's YouTube channel is provided with the understanding that the Institute is not engaged in rendering medical advice or recommendation. The information provided in these videos should not replace consultations with qualified health care professionals to meet your individual medical needs.
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Veterans are often exposed to toxic substances in service that can result in developing a form of cancer. Learn about VA’s policies regarding certain exposures and cancer, ways cancer can manifest due to service, how cancer is rated for disability compensation, and how to build a strong VA claim for cancer during today's edition of CCK LIVE! Leave us questions or comments below and we'll get back to you!
Table of Contents:
0:00 Introduction
0:44 Introduction to Veterans (VA) Benefits for Cancer
2:35 Common Causes for Service-Connected Cancer: Agent Orange Exposure
3:12 Locations Where Veterans Were Exposed to Agent Orange
6:00 VA’s Presumptive Policies for Agent Orange Exposure
9:00 Cancers VA Presumes are Due to Agent Orange Exposure
10:35 Radiation Exposure Among Veterans: How Veterans May Have Been Exposed to Radiation
12:30 Cancers VA Presumes to be Caused by Radiation and VA’s Policies
15:10 Depleted Uranium Exposure Among Gulf War and Post-9/11 Veterans
15:57 Camp Lejeune Water Contamination and VA’s Presumptive Policy
16:27 Cancers Caused by Toxic Water at Camp Lejeune
17:21 Burn Pit Exposure
18:46 Burn Pits: The New Agent Orange. Similar Chemicals, Similar Cancers
20:45 Occupational (MOS) Hazards and Cancer: Asbestos, Industrial Solvents
23:33 VA Disability Ratings for Cancer: How Does VA Rate Cancer?
25:00 Cancer in Remission? VA Rates Veterans based on Residuals
26:34 Advice from CCK for VA Cancer Claims
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The Veterans Health Administration’s National Oncology Program Office (NOP) is leading the future of cancer care and standing shoulder to shoulder with Veterans diagnosed with cancer. Cancer care starts at cancer screening. There are four types of cancers for which VA routinely screens. They are cervical, breast, lung, and colorectal cancer. Age and certain risk factors, such as a past or current history of smoking and family history, all determine when you qualify for a cancer screening. Don't delay! Ask your primary care provider which cancer screening is right for you. To learn more about cancer care at VA, visit https://www.cancer.va.gov.