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Funded Project Details - FY2021




Project Number:

IK3HX002054-01
Title: Palliative Care Interventions for Outpatients Newly Diagnosed with Lung Cancer: Phase II
Principal Investigator:

Lynn Reinke

Location: Seattle, WA
Congressional District Code: 7
Research Service: Health Services R&D
Project Period: October 2016 - March 2021
FY 2021 Funding Amount: $0
Total Award Amount
(all years):		 $1,163,112
Abstract: View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER
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Excerpt:

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Lung cancer is the second most common cancer treated within VA and is the leading cause of cancer related death among Veterans. Lung cancer is of particular interest within VA because of the high prevalence of current and past tobacco consumption. The care of patients with lung cancer has been demonstrated to be heterogeneous. A recent VA Cancer Quality study assessed the quality of cancer care for patients diagnosed with stage IV colorectal, pancreat...


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