The purpose of this information paper is to summarize the available literature regarding military high-speed boat injuries, with particular focus on injuries that affect service members’ brain health. This paper was developed by the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence to inform research, clinical, and operational communities on the state of ...

The National Intrepid Center of Excellence is hosting and participating in several TBI-related educational events.

Cervical cancer is a malignant neoplasm arising from the cells of the uterine cervix. The most common cause is infection by certain types of “high-risk” human papilloma viruses (HPV).

This case definition was developed by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division (AFHSD) for the purpose of descriptive epidemiological reports on invasive cancers among active duty Service members. The case definition uses the “standard” AFHSD oncology case definition.

Ovarian cancer is abnormal growth of malignant cells in the ovary. It is the leading cause of death in women diagnosed with gynecological cancers in the U.S. and there are no routine preventative screening methods.

This case definition was developed in 2010 by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC) in collaboration with a working group of subject matter experts from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (ASDHA), the United States Army Public Health Command (USAPHC) and the United States Military Cancer Institute. The ...

There are two types of uterine cancer, endometrial cancer and uterine sarcoma.

This report describes service members’ responses to questionnaires for the pre-deployment health assessment, post-deployment health assessment, and post-deployment health re-assessment.

This listing is the Defense Health Agency’s long range forecast of upcoming business opportunities.

Immunization standing orders are approved protocols that authorize appropriately trained health care personnel to assess patient immunization status and administer vaccinations without a written provider order or examination.

Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) are the most common malignancies in the U.S. About 80% of NMSCs are basal cell carcinomas (BCC) and 20% squamous cell carcinomas (SCC). Non-melanoma skin cancer most often develops on areas of skin regularly exposed to sun, such as face, ears, hands, shoulders, upper chest and back. Signs of NMSC include skin changes, ...

This case definition was developed in 2010 by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC) in collaboration with a working group of subject matter experts from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (ASDHA), the United States Army Public Health Command (USAPHC) and the United States Military Cancer Institute. The ...

Melanoma in situ, also known as stage 0 melanoma, refers to malignant tumor cells that are confined to the epidermis (upper layer of skin).

This case definition was developed by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division (AFHSD) for the purpose of descriptive epidemiological reports on invasive cancers among active duty Service members. The case definition uses the “standard” AFHSD oncology case definition.

This case definition was developed by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division (AFHSD) for the purpose of epidemiological surveillance of malignant, non-invasive breast lesions (i.e., ductal carcinoma in situ). The case definition uses the “standard” AFHSD oncology case definition.