Prostate cancer control and survival in Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange. Brachytherapy. 2009;8(1):57-62. doi:10.1016/j.brachy.2008.08. 001.Everly L, Merrick GS, Allen ZA, et al. Prostate cancer control and survival in Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange. Brachytherapy. 2009;...
At 9 years, Agent Orange–exposed men were least likely to remain biochemically controlled (89.5%, 100%, and 97.2% in Agent Orange–exposed, nonexposed veterans, and nonveterans, respectively, p = 0.012). No significant differences in cause-specific (CSS) ( p = 0.832) or overall survival ...
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Agent OrangeAn herbicide dropped on the forests and bush in Vietnam to defoliate (strip the leaves from plants and trees) an area. This was done to expose hiding enemy troops. Many Vietnam veterans who had been exposed toAgent Orangeduring the war have shown an increased risk of cancer. A...
the committee recommended that investigators should examine existing databases on myeloid diseases to determine whether there are data available that would allow for an evaluation of myeloproliferative neoplasms in Vietnam veterans and others who have been exposed to dioxin and the other chemicals of inte...
Center, New York, and coauthors examined the association between MGUS and exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War in a study sample of 958 male veterans, including 479 Operation Ranch Hand veterans who were involved in aerial herbicide spray missions and 479 comparison veterans who were ...
Veterans exposed during the Vietnam war to Agent Orange/dioxin, who seek treatment for their children and themselves, are the principal subjects of this gripping documentary — an unsparing look at chemical warfare, herbicides, toxic waste, and the fraught yet enduring military-industrial complex. ...
Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange win $180 million settlementVietnam War 1973 Pulitzer Prize‑winning photo “Burst of Joy” is takenVietnam War 1968 The Jeannette Rankin Brigade: 5,000 women march against Vietnam WarVietnam War 1970 Thousands of Mexican American antiwar activists march ...
Veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicides during service may be eligible for a variety of VA benefits, including anAgent Orange Registry health exam, health care and disability compensation for diseases associated with exposure. Their dependents and survivors also may be ...
“Science does not support the presumption that blue water Navy veterans were exposed to Agent Orange,” said Robert Wilkie, the current Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. However, a new bill sponsored by David Valadao, a Republican Congressman from ...