Lung cancer awareness | Breath of Honor
Breath of Honor
Helpful Resources for Veterans
Military Service Has Known Risk Factors
- Burn pit exposure in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other deployment locations
- Asbestos in military vehicles, ships, and older buildings
- Agent Orange exposure during Vietnam War service
- Radiation exposure during nuclear testing or cleanup operations
- Diesel exhaust and jet fuel exposure during service
Annual Lung Cancer Screenings Save Lives
- Lowers the risk of dying from lung cancer by about 20% for people at high risk
- Finds cancer before symptoms appear, when treatment works best
- Takes only minutes, with no needles or injections
- Covered at no cost by VA health care for eligible Veterans
- Gives peace of mind through yearly checkups
You’ve got each other’s back
Encourage a fellow Veteran to ask about lung cancer screening. When they get screened, celebrate with a fist bump – from wherever you are.
One Veteran looking out for another
Start with you.
Ask your care team if lung cancer screening is right for you. Get screened if recommended.
Encourage a Veteran.
Ask one fellow Veteran to check their eligibility with their care team. Stay in touch as they take the next step.
Trade a fist bump.
After their screening, they text you a fist-bump photo or video. Send one back to celebrate following through.
A little gesture.
A lot of support.
After their screening, your buddy texts a photo or short video of their fist held toward the camera. Send one back.
Jaymie Knox
Why Veterans face higher health risks and should get screened
Jane Perlmutter
How toxic exposures during service raise health risks
Gerry Spencer
To Veterans: get screened and make the most of your life
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Lung screening in many ways is a win-win for all. The patient wins because their cancer is smaller, it's more curable, and the treatments are easier to tolerate.
Dr. Drew Moghanaki, radiation oncologist at UCLA Health and Staff Physician at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
VA Video Connect is a platform that allows Veterans and their caregivers to meet virtually with their VA healthcare teams on any computer, tablet, or mobile device with an internet connection.
Contact Ask VA with questions about your health care and benefits (including the GI Bill). Questions, updates, and documents can be submitted online.
Learn about the VA chatbot and ask a question: Veterans can also use the VA chatbot to get information about VA benefits and services. The chatbot won’t connect you with a person, but it can show you where to go on VA.gov to find answers to some common questions.
Take action.
Spread the word.
