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Veterans’ Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act

Introduced: September 13, 2021 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov

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Dec 15, 2021

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Oct 20, 2021

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Sep 13, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Sep 13, 2021

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans' Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish in its National Surgery Office an interdisciplinary clinical pathway for all stages of prostate cancer. Clinical pathways are health care management tools designed around research and evidence-based practices that provide direction for the care and treatment of a specific condition. The clinical pathway must include specified elements, such as a diagnosis pathway and a treatment pathway.

The VA must consult with and incorporate feedback from (1) veterans who have received prostate cancer care at its medical facilities, and (2) experts in multidisciplinary cancer care and clinical research.

Additionally, the VA must publish the clinical pathway on a public VA website and annually update the pathway as needed based on medical literature and evidence-based guidelines.

The bill also requires the VA to submit a plan to establish a prostate cancer program using the comprehensive prostate cancer clinical pathway.

What's happening now December 15, 2021

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

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