Veterans and Cancer: Unique Challenges

Friday, March 6, 2026, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Eastern Time

Registrants can listen in live over the phone or online as a webcast.

Topics Covered

• Overview of the Unique Challenges for Veterans Living with Cancer
• Your Veteran’s Identity
• Cancer Hazards Encountered During Military Service
• Hazardous Condition Exposure During Peacetime Military Service
• Veterans Coping with Cancer
• Gynecological Cancers & Impact on Veterans
• Co-Morbidities Impact on Veterans
• Post-Traumatic Stress, Pain Management & Survivorship
• Adherence to Treatment Plans: Taking Your Treatment on Schedule
• Coordinating Doctor Visits, Transportation, Nutrition Hydration & Daily Schedule
• Tips to Overcome Barriers in Coordinating Care in Different Health Care Settings
• Veterans’ Health Administration (VHA) Medical Centers & Non VHA Hospitals
• Stresses on Caregivers in Coordinating Care
• Long Distance Caregivers
• Self-Care Tips for Veterans Living with Cancer & Their Loved Ones
• Helpful Hints in Communicating with Your Health Care Team & Health Care Providers
• Finding & Using Practical Resources, Including Veteran Specific Resources, Service Connected Compensation & VA Benefits Book
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Joseph F. O'Donnell, MD

Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Norris Cotton Cancer Center

Maria C. Bishop, MD, FACP, FAACE

Professor of Medicine, University of Arizona Cancer Center, Program Director, Hematology-Oncology Section (VAMC), Chair, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System Ethics Committee

Diana L. Bearden, MS, RD, CSO, LD, CNSC

Oncology Dietitian, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Cecilia Kuepper, MSW

Oncology Social Worker, CancerCare

Continuing Education Credits

Live Only

Social Workers: This program has been submitted to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, an approved provider through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners, provider #CS4607, for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Cancer Care, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0088. This workshop is approved for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Registered Dietitians: This program has been submitted to the Commission on Dietetic Registration for one Continuing Professional Education Unit (CPEU).

Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1 total Category I continuing education contact hour. Cancer Care, Inc is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.

To request continuing education paperwork, please email your name, profession, and address to connect@cancercare.org after the program. All paperwork for continuing education credit must be requested, completed, and submitted within two weeks of the live program.