A historic milestone was reached today with the exciting announcement that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and GO2 for Lung Cancer (GO2 for Lung Cancer) have established a formal partnership to advance lifesaving screening and care for our military men and women at greater risk for lung cancer.  One of GO2 for Lung Cancer’s core priorities is educating people at risk for lung cancer and facilitating access to early detection screenings and care that can save lives. Working to better support Veterans who are at elevated risk and incidence for lung cancer than the civilian population has been a key focus of our organization for years.

This partnership allows GO2 for Lung Cancer to offer the VA educational and technical assistance and to collaborate on ways to improve Veterans’ access to high quality screening and care in communities where they live. This partnership will strengthen and accelerate efforts to change the reality of lung cancer for our service members. It will help break down barriers to save lives.

The announcement could not come at a better time as lung cancer advocates are gathering virtually at the 2020 Lung Cancer Voices Summit to call on Congress to increase funding for lung cancer research.  As more breakthroughs are achieved, the VA-GO2 for Lung Cancer partnership picks up the baton and carries it forward to Veterans who will benefit from these life-saving endeavors.