Veterans and Agent Orange:

Update 2010

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Publication Year:2011

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Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides (Eighth Biennial Update); Institute of Medicine
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Front Matter	i-xxx
Summary	1-13	(skim)
1 Introduction	14-30	(skim)
2 Evaluating the Evidence	31-53	(skim)
3 Exposure to the Herbicides Used in Vietnam	54-75	(skim)
4 Information Related to Biologic Plausibility	76-119	(skim)
5 Epidemiologic Studies: Compendium of New Publications and Background on Multiple Referenced Populations	120-239	(skim)
6 Immune-System Disorders	240-264	(skim)
7 Cancer	265-539	(skim)
8 Reproductive Effects and Impacts on Future Generations	540-610	(skim)
9 Neurologic Disorders	611-645	(skim)
10 Cardiovascular and Metabolic Effects	646-707	(skim)
11 Other Health Effects	708-758	(skim)
12 Conclusions and Recommendations	759-772	(skim)
Appendix A: Agendas of Public Meetings Held by the Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides (Eighth Biennial Update)	773-776	(skim)
Appendix B: Short-Term Adverse Health Responses	777-789	(skim)
Appendix C: Clarification of Cancer Groupings Used in Reporting Results, with Correspondence to NIOSH Cause-of-Death Codes and ICD Codes for Cancers	790-799	(skim)
Appendix D: Biographies of Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides (Eighth Biennial Update) and Staff	800-806	(skim)

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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.

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Update 2010

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