Agent OrangeCancerCohort studiesDioxinsHerbicidesIncidenceKoreaVeteransCONCLUSIONS: Exposure to Agent Orange several decades earlier may increase the risk of cancers in all sites combined, as well as several specific cancers, among Korean veterans of the Vietnam War, including some cancers that were not...
A new analysis has found a link between exposure to Agent Orange and lethal forms of among US Veterans. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings suggest that Agent Orange exposure history should be incorporated into prostate screening ...
Exposure to Agent Orange is a significant predictor of prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based recurrence and a rapid PSA doubling time after radical prostatectomy. British Journal of Urology International, 103(9), 1168-1172.Shah SR, Freedland SJ, Aronson WJ, et al. Exposure to Agent Orange is ...
We attempted to quantify potential individual exposures to Agent Orange (to include its trace dioxin contaminant) experienced by persons (e.g., aircrew, passengers) who worked on or travelled in UC-123 aircraft between 1972 and 1982. After an extensive search of the scientific and technical liter...
The researchers found that exposure to Agent Orange was associated with a small, but significant, increased risk of bladder cancer (hazard ratio, 1.04). In stratified analyses, Agent Orange was not associated with bladder cancer risk among veterans older than the median age, while those younger ...
A study of nearly 3000 veterans showed that men exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam were 49% more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer than men who were not exposed to the defoliate.
Vietnam veterans who were heavily exposed to Agent Orange exceeded matched control subjects in both blood and adipose tissue levels of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorod... Kahn,C Peter - 《Jama the Journal of the American Medical Association》 被引量: 179发表: 1988年 Temporal changes in TCDD levels in...
The latest in a series of congressionally mandated biennial reviews of the evidence of health problems that may be linked to exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides used during the Vietnam War found sufficient evidence of an association for hyperte
Using validated models and methods routinely employed by pesticide regulatory agencies, the absorbed dosages of Agent Orange (AO) herbicide contaminant 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) were estimated for mixer/loaders, applicators, and individuals in the vicinity of applications of AO by ...
THE AGENT ORANGE FIASCO In 1991, Congress enacted the Agent Orange Act, giving the Department of Veterans Affairs the authority to declare certain conditions “presumptive” to exposure to Agent Orange/dioxin, making these veterans who served in Vietnam eligible to receive treatment and compensation ...