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OverviewVeterans and Agent Orange: Update 2000 examines the state of the scientific evidence regarding associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemical compounds in herbicides used in Vietnam. It is the fourth in a series of comprehensive reviews of epidemiologic and toxicologic studies of the agents used as defoliants during the Vietnam War. Over forty health outcomes in veterans and their children are addressed. Among the report's conclusions is that there is sufficient evidence of a link between exposure and the development of soft-tissue sarcoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, and chloracne in veterans. Additionally, it found that scientific studies offer limited or suggestive evidence of an association with other diseases in veterans--including Type 2 diabetes, respiratory cancers, prostate cancer, multiple myeloma and some forms of transient peripheral neuropathy--as well as the congenital birth defect spina bifida in veterans' children. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Institute Of Medicine , Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to HerbicidesPublisher: National Academies Press Imprint: National Academies Press ISBN: 9781280184659ISBN 10: 1280184655 Pages: 604 Publication Date: 01 January 2001 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Electronic book text Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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