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Lyons Campus of the VA NJ Health Care System
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Comprehensive Cancer Prevention/Screening Program
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Your interest in cancer screening shows your desire for healthy living. We applaud your initiative! Our Staff of Cancer Specialists offers Comprehensive Cancer Screening Exams, Education, Counseling and Medical Care. Annual cancer screening exams are one method to find cancers early, to modify risks of developing cancer, and to maintain healthy lifestyles. A Nurse Practitioner will review your health, family history and lifestyle. A comprehensive screening may be chosen or you may select specific screening services.
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• For men and women.
• You complete a questionnaire about personal & family history & your current health.
• After review by a Nurse Practitioner, a personalized screening service will be recommended.
• Includes a skin, oral, thyroid, breast, lymph node, abdominal & rectal exam.
• Head-to-toe skin exam to look for growths that require removal.
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 • Recommended for men and women.
• Recommended annually at age 50.
• Earlier exams may be necessary with family history of colon cancer.
• A colonoscopy, a view of the colon using a flexible lighted tube, is offered.
• Polyps can be removed to prevent cancer.
• A fecal occult blood test (FOBT) is offered yearly.
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 • Recommended annually at age 50.
• Sometimes done before age 50 with family history of prostate cancer.
• Sometimes done before age 50 for African Americans.
• Consists of a digital rectal exam & a blood test (PSA).
• We provide information about what is known & uncertain about the benefits & limitations of early detection.
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 • Offered at our Women's Health Program.
• A referral can be made to the Nurse Practitioner for Women's Health.
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Colorectal Cancer Screening Recognized as Best Practice
Patricia Goyer, RN, MSN, APN-C, Surgical-Oncology Nurse Practitioner, recently presented the VA New Jersey Health Care System’s process for colorectal screening at the New Jersey Colorectal Cancer Screening Conference in Woodbridge, New Jersey. The program, attended by Primary Care/Specialty Care providers, Health Care and Health Plan Leaders, and New Jersey Cancer Education Early Detection (NJCEED) Program Leaders, was sponsored by the Office of Cancer Control and Prevention and the American Cancer Society. The VA New Jersey Health Care System was cited as the “Best Practice Model for Colorectal Cancer Screening,” and received outstanding reviews! Congratulations on a job well done! |
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VA New Jersey Health Care System Cancer Center
385 Tremont Avenue
East Orange, New Jersey 07018
Registration Office: 973-676-1000 x1843 or x1968
Toll Free: 800-475-2336
Direct Inquiries to Patricia Goyer
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Veterans can enroll in the smoking cessation programs. Instruction to perform self-exams are included in the individual screening exam. Written educational material is available from the American Cancer Society and National Cancer Institute. A Patient Educational Resource Center, PERC, is available to assist with online educational web sites.
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We will discuss the results of your tests with you. If you are not at risk, we will recommend a yearly exam. If you have signs or risks for cancer, we will discuss a referral to one of our Cancer Specialists. If you have non-cancer related health problems, we can recommend a primary care provider.
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| Reviewed/Updated Date: November 6, 2007 |
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