The Management of Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer in a Veteran Patient Population: Issues and Recommendations

The ability of the Veterans Health Administration System to care for veterans with bladder cancer is influenced by the increased complexity of both veterans and the system’s capacity to do so, which is determined by personnel and equipment allocation. Herein, we review the guidelines for bladder can...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Taylor, Sagar Patel, Krishnanath Gaitonde, Kirsten Greene, Joseph C. Liao, Glen McWilliams, Mark Sawyer, Florian Schroeck, Aly Alrabaa, Gal Saffati, Shane Kronstedt, Jeffrey Jones
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/31/11/493
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Kirsten Greene
Joseph C. Liao
Glen McWilliams
Mark Sawyer
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Gal Saffati
Shane Kronstedt
Jeffrey Jones
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description The ability of the Veterans Health Administration System to care for veterans with bladder cancer is influenced by the increased complexity of both veterans and the system’s capacity to do so, which is determined by personnel and equipment allocation. Herein, we review the guidelines for bladder cancer management in the context of this population and highlight unique veteran characteristics that impact the delivery of bladder cancer care within the Veterans Health Administration System. There are opportunities for standardization and implementation, which can improve the quality of this care, and we summarize the questions for which coordinated research efforts may provide answers.
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spelling doaj-art-ff651d35140941a788b68ab01846dfe32025-08-20T02:28:08ZengMDPI AGCurrent Oncology1198-00521718-77292024-10-0131116686669810.3390/curroncol31110493The Management of Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer in a Veteran Patient Population: Issues and RecommendationsJennifer Taylor0Sagar Patel1Krishnanath Gaitonde2Kirsten Greene3Joseph C. Liao4Glen McWilliams5Mark Sawyer6Florian Schroeck7Aly Alrabaa8Gal Saffati9Shane Kronstedt10Jeffrey Jones11Operative Care Line, Urology Section, Michael E DeBakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USAOperative Care Line, Urology Section, Michael E DeBakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USADepartment of Urology, Cincinnati VA Medical Center, University of Cincinnati Cancer Institute, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USASan Francisco VA Health Care System, San Francisco, CA 94121, USAVA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USAJames J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USARocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO 80045, USAWhite River Junction VA Medical Center, White River Junction, VT 05009, USACollege of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, USAScott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USAOperative Care Line, Urology Section, Michael E DeBakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USAOperative Care Line, Urology Section, Michael E DeBakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USAThe ability of the Veterans Health Administration System to care for veterans with bladder cancer is influenced by the increased complexity of both veterans and the system’s capacity to do so, which is determined by personnel and equipment allocation. Herein, we review the guidelines for bladder cancer management in the context of this population and highlight unique veteran characteristics that impact the delivery of bladder cancer care within the Veterans Health Administration System. There are opportunities for standardization and implementation, which can improve the quality of this care, and we summarize the questions for which coordinated research efforts may provide answers.https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/31/11/493bladder cancerblue-light cystoscopyguidelinesVeterans’ Health
spellingShingle Jennifer Taylor
Sagar Patel
Krishnanath Gaitonde
Kirsten Greene
Joseph C. Liao
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Mark Sawyer
Florian Schroeck
Aly Alrabaa
Gal Saffati
Shane Kronstedt
Jeffrey Jones
The Management of Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer in a Veteran Patient Population: Issues and Recommendations
Current Oncology
bladder cancer
blue-light cystoscopy
guidelines
Veterans’ Health
title The Management of Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer in a Veteran Patient Population: Issues and Recommendations
title_full The Management of Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer in a Veteran Patient Population: Issues and Recommendations
title_fullStr The Management of Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer in a Veteran Patient Population: Issues and Recommendations
title_full_unstemmed The Management of Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer in a Veteran Patient Population: Issues and Recommendations
title_short The Management of Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer in a Veteran Patient Population: Issues and Recommendations
title_sort management of non muscle invasive bladder cancer in a veteran patient population issues and recommendations
topic bladder cancer
blue-light cystoscopy
guidelines
Veterans’ Health
url https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/31/11/493
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