Dr. Sullivan is an investigator, and Dr. Teo is a core investigator, both in the HSR&D Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care at VA Portland Health Care System in Oregon. Dr. Sullivan is an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and Dr. Teo is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and School of Public Health, both at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland.
Overall, there is minimal evidence that depression treatment can improve lung cancer survival; however, the lack of high-quality studies is a considerable limitation. Given the significant impact of depression on survival among patients with lung cancer, additional funding and resources are urgently needed to combat this debilitating comorbid disease.
Acknowledgments This project was supported in part by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health under award K07CA190706 to Dr. Sullivan, a Career Development Award from the Veterans Health Administration Health Service Research and Development (CDA 14-428) to Dr. Teo and the HSR&D Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC) (CIN 13-404) at the VA Portland Health Care System.
Author disclosures The authors report no actual or potential conflicts of interest with regard to this article.
Disclaimer The VA had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; or decision to submit the manuscript for publication. The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Federal Practitioner, Frontline Medical Communications Inc., the U.S. Government, or any of its agencies.
