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17 cze 2021 · The following case presentation involves a Vietnam War veteran aged 70 years who was exposed to Agent Orange and developed 3 primary cancers, including cutaneous large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), high-grade urothelial carcinoma, and anal carcinoma in situ.
15 lis 2018 · Despite evidence of an association with lung cancer incidence and mortality in the male Vietnam veteran studies, data from the U.S. veteran women showed no excess lung cancer mortality in comparison to the U.S. cohort of non-deployed women or those from the U.S. general population.
31 gru 2008 · Vietnam service and Agent Orange exposure in particular have been extensively studied in relation to health problems other than cancer. High levels of dioxin exposure are associated with chloracne, a distinctive form of acne.
According to the Vietnamese, the US program resulted in 400,000 deaths caused due to a range of cancers and other ailments, and that approximately 4.8 million Vietnamese people were exposed to Agent Orange according to census data.
29 mar 2016 · In a study of mortality and cancer incidence among 2,783 New Zealand veterans who served in Vietnam between 1964 and 1975, McBride et al. (2013) reported that connective and soft tissue cancer incidence was slightly elevated in the cohort (SIR = 1.04, 95% CI 0.21–3.04, based on three cases).
1 lip 2022 · Table 4 discusses the disease-specific effect of Agent Orange exposure. Of all the diseases that are linked to AO, the Vietnam National Health Survey (2001–2002) provides data on three indicators, including blood pressure disease (Panel A), mobility disability (Panel B), and cancer (Panel C).
1 lis 2017 · Agent Orange is an herbicide sprayed widely in Vietnam from August 1965 to February 1971, and contains 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). TCDD has been shown to cause direct DNA damage and has been linked to a variety of malignancies, especially non–Hodgkin’s lymphomas, soft-tissue sarcomas, and cutaneous T-cell lymphomas [1], [2].
