Expanding cancer clinical trial access at VA

(Source – blogs.va.gov)

U.S. Army Veteran James Folsom thought he was in perfect health. Since he had smoked for 50 years, his provider at the Indianapolis VA Medical Center screened him for lung cancer and diagnosed him with stage 2 lung cancer.

“I did not have any symptoms,” Folsom said. “I would have carried on with my regular day, every day.”

Folsom underwent surgery, and his tumor was genetically sequenced. The results of his sequencing matched him with a cancer clinical trial for treatment. He received treatment for a year, with regular scans throughout the course of the trial. At every scan, the results looked more and more promising.  Continue reading the blog here…

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