CANCER HUNT INITIATIVE
Overview & Introduction
Precision oncology support for veterans — designed to augment care, not disrupt it.
INTRODUCTION
SOTERIA Precision Medicine Foundation is reaching out to explore a potential partnership in service of a population we believe deserves greater access to precision oncology: our nation's veterans.
SOTERIA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose Cancer Hunt Initiative was built around a straightforward but urgent premise: veterans facing cancer diagnoses should have access to comprehensive genomic profiling and biomarker analysis, regardless of insurance, at no cost to the patient and at no additional administrative burden their care team, treating oncologist, or medical institution.
We are actively seeking to partner with clinicians, researchers, and institutions serving veteran and military populations in order to expand access to robust genomic testing, support treating teams with actionable data, and contribute to a growing body of exposure-related oncology research.
SOTERIA is not asking institutions to change how they practice medicine. We are asking for a partnership in access — a way to ensure that military and veteran patients within your care have a path to precision oncology support that runs alongside their existing treatment, at no cost to them and no burden to your team.
A partnership with SOTERIA is a low-friction, high-impact arrangement. It begins with a conversation and a willingness to identify patients who may benefit. Everything else — intake, records, sequencing, navigation, and findings delivery — is managed by SOTERIA.
Our goal is to inform and support the care you are already providing.
Returning meaningful molecular insights to you and your patient, opening doors to relevant clinical trials, and ensuring no veteran falls through the cracks simply due to lack of access.
THE NEED — WHY THIS INITIATIVE EXISTS
~1 in 7
Active-duty deaths known caused by cancer 2010–2020
Age 28
Average age of service members studied
+40%
More cancer deaths than combat deaths in the final decade of war
From Vietnam and Agent Orange to Gulf War Illness to the 9/11 responder crisis, the pattern is consistent: toxic exposures, delayed recognition, and preventable deaths. The Post-9/11 generation is following the same trajectory. SOTERIA exists to interrupt that pattern.
PARTNERSHIP AT A GLANCE
What we ask of you
✔ Identify veteran patients with active cancer diagnoses who may benefit from precision oncology support
Any referral pathway — VA-connected, community oncology, subspecialist, or direct
✔ Make a warm introduction to SOTERIA
A brief conversation with your patient, or a forwarded referral form — that's it
✔ Share relevant medical records with patient consent
SOTERIA coordinates consolidation; your team is not burdened with logistics
✔ Optionally participate in Molecular Tumor Board review
Select cases only — treating physicians are invited, never required
What your institution receives
✔ Molecular findings returned directly to your team
CLIA-certified reports and plain-language summaries for each enrolled patient
✔ No administrative burden
SOTERIA manages intake, records, sequencing, navigation, and follow-up
✔ Contribution to a first-of-kind research dataset
Military and veteran cancer genomics — exposure-linked patterns, mutational signatures, outcomes data
✔ Access to MTB expertise via TGen / City of Hope
For complex cases, a multidisciplinary review at no cost to the institution or patient
✔ Positioning as a precision oncology access point
For the veteran community in your region — at no cost and no clinical disruption
SOTERIA is not a competing care provider.
We do not provide clinical care, seek to move patients away from their treating team, or disrupt existing workflows. SOTERIA supports the veteran and the treating clinicians by consolidating records, funding or facilitating sequencing, identifying precision oncology gaps, researching clinical trial options, and helping the patient prepare for informed conversations with their oncologist.
WHAT SOTERIA PROVIDES
Dedicated nurse navigation for test requisition support, logistics management, and patient education
Medical records consolidation and case summary preparation
Somatic Sequencing — Whole Exome, Transcriptome, and Whole Genome Sequencing Research-Use Only (WGS-RUO with TGen / City of Hope)
Germline Sequencing — multi-cancer panel specifically designed detect heritable germline mutations
Molecular interpretation, pathway analysis, and CureMatch predictive analytics (when applicable)
Clinical trial identification and informed treatment pathway support
Multidisciplinary RUO Molecular Tumor Board review for complex cases
Longitudinal follow-up and population molecular analysis
WHAT SOTERIA DOES NOT DO
Replace oncology care or direct treatment decisions
Transfer patients away from their treating team
Disrupt existing clinical workflows
Require referrals through the VA — any pathway qualifies
Supported by a multidisciplinary team of nurse navigators, PhD-level biomarker scientists, oncology physicians, and logistics coordinators — SOTERIA manages the logistics from medical record collection, test requisitioning, to patient education to reduce the burden on clinical teams.
HOW TO ENGAGE
1
Start with a conversation
No commitment required. Schedule a 20-minute call with Rob Newson or Amanda Skeen to discuss your patient population, referral volume, and whether this is a meaningful fit for your institution.
2
Identify a pilot cohort
Work with SOTERIA to identify a small group of veteran patients who may benefit. SOTERIA can help you assess eligibility without creating administrative burden for your team.
3
Submit referrals via the clinician form
Once ready, referring is as simple as completing a one-page form. SOTERIA handles everything from intake through findings delivery.
4
Receive findings and stay involved
Molecular reports are returned to your team. For select cases, your clinicians are invited to participate in Molecular Tumor Board review with TGen / City of Hope.
CLINICAL & REFERRAL INQUIRIES
VETERAN COMMUNITY OUTREACH
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