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Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2004 (2005)
Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP)

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Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2004

Reference

Study Population

Exposed Casesa

Estimated Relative Risk (95% CI)a

McDuffie et al., 2001

Case control study of NHL in Canada

 

 

 

Exposed to phenoxyherbicides

131

1.4 (1.1–1.8)

 

2,4-D

111

1.3 (*)

 

Mecoprop

53

2.3 (*)

Studies Reviewed in Update 2000

Bertazzi et al., 2001

Seveso residents—20-year follow-up

 

 

 

Zone A males

1

3.2 (0.4–23.0)

 

Zone A females

1

3.3 (0.5–23.7)

 

Zone B males

2

0.9 (0.2–3.8)

 

Zone B females

3

1.6 (0.5–4.9)

Schreinemachers, 2000

Rural or farm residents of Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota

 

 

 

Males—counties with wheat acreage 23,000–110,999

186

0.8 (0.7–1.0)

 

Males—counties with wheat acreage ≥111,000

176

0.9 (0.8–1.1)

 

Females—counties with wheat acreage 23,000–110,999

202

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

 

Females—counties with wheat acreage ≥111,000

162

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

Viel et al., 2000

Residents near a French municipal solid-waste incinerator

286

1.3 (p = 0.00003)

Bertazzi et al., 1998

Seveso residents—15-year follow-up

 

 

 

Zone B males

2

1.5 (0.4–6.0)

 

Zone R males

10

1.1 (0.5–2.1)

 

Zone R females

8

0.9 (0.4–1.8)

Studies Reviewed in Update 1998

Bertazzi et al., 1997

Seveso residents—15-year follow-up

 

 

 

Zone B males

2

1.5 (0.2–5.3)

Studies Reviewed in Update 1996

Bertazzi et al., 1993

Seveso residents—10-year follow-up—Incidence

 

 

 

Zone B males

3

2.3 (0.7–7.4)

 

Zone B females

1

0.9 (0.1–6.4)

 

Zone R males

12

1.3 (0.7–2.5)

 

Zone R females

10

1.2 (0.6–2.3)

Studies Reviewed in VAO

Lampi et al., 1992

Finnish community exposed to chlorophenols

 

 

 

Compared with two uncontaminated municipalities

16

2.8 (1.4–5.6)

 

Compared with cancer-control region

16

2.1 (1.3–3.4)

Pesatori et al., 1992

Seveso residents

 

 

 

Zones A, B males

3

1.9 (0.6–6.1)

 

Zones A, B females

1

0.8 (0.1–5.5)

 

Zone R males

13

1.4 (0.7–2.5)

 

Zone R females

10

1.1 (0.6–2.2)

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