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 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.

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.). 2024 Oct 28*** epublish ***

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

Operative Care Line, Urology Section, Michael E DeBakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA., Department of Urology, Cincinnati VA Medical Center, University of Cincinnati Cancer Institute, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA., San Francisco VA Health Care System, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA., VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA., James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USA., Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO 80045, USA., White River Junction VA Medical Center, White River Junction, VT 05009, USA., College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, USA., Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.