The chances of being diagnosed with cancer during your lifetime if you’ve served in special operations during the post-9/11 era is upwards of 1 in 3 – here is how veteran-owned companies are supporting those at-risk.
I loved serving my country, fighting the war in Iraq was easy, but now… battling this war on ‘cancer,’ alone, and forgotten, really, is what is hard.
I silently removed my wedding ring from my left hand to my right hand. Our bond was broken. I now am facing the world as a widow. Heartbroken, but refusing to be broken.
The VA PACT Act – covering pre- and post-9/11 military veterans who may have been exposed to toxic burn pits while deployed and now face medical illnesses and cancers as a result. Apply now.
Not many will fight cancer three times, face over ten invasive surgeries to clear cancer in five different organs and still smile and commit to serving others.
From the initial dozen cancers passed through the PACT Act, we’ve included the most recent, up-to-date, in-depth list from the Department of Veterans Affairs
We are spending FOUR-TIMES the amount on “discretionary spending” than we are actual healthcare for our veterans.
In the fight for their lives, both Billy and Aks have been face-to-face with death: from combat to cancer and the heroism in between.
Navy Public Health found that the known toxin and probable carcinogen, TCDD, was found at a rate of 500-times the safety exposure limit established by the EPA at Camp Kinser, Japan.
Major Tidwell began experiencing muscle weakness and slurred speech that wouldn’t subside, and in the fall of 2019, he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The disease had progressed rapidly, taking away Major Tidwell’s ability to speak and the use of his arms, hands, and legs.
HunterSeven Foundation, a veteran-founded, 501(c)(3) organization, conducts research on military exposures among post-9/11 veterans and educates the veteran and healthcare population on critical health information relating to their exposures.
This proactive approach to addressing health concerns is important for secondary prevention and wellness. HunterSeven Foundations supports veterans and families that have been made ill as a result of military exposures through an immediate needs program.
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