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In Episode 3, Casey — Marine Corps veteran and cancer survivor — breaks down one of the biggest gaps in veteran healthcare: age-based cancer screening.

Most cancer screening guidelines are built for the “average” patient. But veterans are not average. Military service comes with unique environmental and occupational exposures that increase cancer risk — risks that often aren’t considered when care is based on age alone.

In this episode, Casey explains why age-based screening fails veterans, how systemic healthcare defaults create dangerous delays in diagnosis, and what veterans can do to advocate for cancer screening based on risk rather than age. This conversation is focused on understanding the system, not placing blame — and empowering veterans to have better, more informed conversations with their healthcare providers.

If you’re a veteran navigating healthcare, a caregiver, or a healthcare professional working with veterans, this episode offers practical insight into why cancer care must evolve to reflect military service-related risk.

Risk doesn’t mean cancer is guaranteed — it means the odds are different.

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