Vietnam veterans were exposed to a TCDD-contaminated military herbicide (Agent Orange).Agent Orange exposure was assessed by a geographic information system-based model.Agent Orange exposure increases morbidity from endocrine and neurologic diseases.Agent Orange exposure increases morbidity from chronic ...
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released in January an updated Department of Defense (DOD) list of locations outside of Vietnam where tactical
Agent orange exposure and prevalence of self-reported diseases in Korean Vietnam veterans. J Prev Med Public Health 2013;46:213-25.Yi SW, Ohrr H, Hong JS, Yi JJ. Agent Orange exposure and preva- lence of self-reported diseases in Korean Vietnam veterans. J Prev Med Public Health. ...
Myeloproliferative neoplasms and myelodysplastic syndromes are diseases of the blood cells and bone marrow. The committee's search of epidemiologic literature yielded only one relevant paper on these diseases—a study of these cancers in Vietnam veterans that was reviewed in a previous update. Given t...
Agent Orange exposure, Vietnam War veterans, and the risk of prostate cancer CancerChamie K, DeVere White RW, Lee D, Ok JH, Ellison LM. Agent Orange exposure, Vietnam War veterans, and the risk of prostate cancer. Cancer. ... K Chamie,RWD White,D Lee,... - 《Cancer》 被引量: ...
Veterans Fight to Get Rare Form of Cancer Covered by VA It took decades for the Veterans Administration to acknowledge the connection between Agent Orange and the illnesses of hundreds of Vietnam veterans. Now vets are fighting to get help for another killer they believe is connected to their...
Both sides wanted the same thing: a unified Vietnam. But while Ho and his supporters wanted a nation modeled after other communist countries, Bao and many others wanted a Vietnam with close economic and cultural ties to the West. Did you know? According to a survey by the Veterans Administ...
The Green Cross Agent Orange Campaign. Geneva: Green Cross International... Ha Thang, (1997). US Ambassador Denies AO Victims Link. Vietnam Investment Review, Issue 0296, 16 June... Institute of Medicine, US. (2000). Updated summary of findings in occupational, environmental, and veterans st...
— Veterans For Peace (@VFPNational)September 18, 2017 Vietnam's half-century of disaster More than 10 years of U.S. chemical warfare in Vietnam exposed an estimated2.1 to 4.8 millionVietnamese people to Agent Orange. More than 40 years on, the impact on their health has been staggering...
A Vietmnamese victim of Agent Orange, dramatically demonstrating one of the dermatological expressions of the disease. I conclude this essay by listing the currently-accepted list of diseases that the VA acknowledges can be caused by exposure to Agent Orange. This applies to American veterans, but...