Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2010

Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides,Institute of Medicine

Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2010
Format
Hardback
Publisher
National Academies Press
Country
United States
Published
15 January 2012
Pages
800
ISBN
9780309214476

Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2010

Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides,Institute of Medicine

Because of continuing uncertainty about the long-term health effects of the sprayed herbicides on Vietnam veterans, Congress passed the Agent Orange Act of 1991. The legislation directed the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to request the Institite of Medicine to perform a comprehensive evaluation of scientific and medical information regarding the health effects of exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam to be followed by biennial updates. The 2010 update recommends further research of links between Vietnam service and specific health outcomes, most importantly COPD, tonsil cancer, melanoma, brain cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and paternally transmitted effects to offspring. –Publisher’s description.

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