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From page 720... ... . However, there were no significant differences between the cases of nasal cancer with respect to the distribution within the 8 registries, being stationed in Vietnam or off the coast of Vietnam, race/ethnicity, reported having sprayed or mixed any herbicide on a farm or ranch, reported having sprayed or mixed any herbicide for right-of-way maintenance, lawn care, or forestry work, reported occupational exposure to phenoxyherbicides, reported occupational exposure to chlorophenols, working in a pulp, saw or planning mill, worked around wood dust, worked with or around plywood, worked in metal planting, working with or around nickel, worked with or around chromium, or worked with wood as a hobby (Selected Cancers Cooperative Study Group, 1990a, p. Read the entire page →
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From page 723... ... Due to the small number of Vietnam veterans with nasal cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, and liver cancer, the analysis in Part III was completed for Hodgkin's Disease only NOTE: Data from Model 3 (see above for covariates) N/A = Odds ratio could not be calculated SOURCE: Selected Cancers Cooperative Study Group, 1990a, pp. Read the entire page →
From page 724... ... 2.17 (1.22-3.86) Blue-water Navy p for trend=0.59 p for trend=0.33 p for trend=0.11 Prepublication Copy – Uncorrected Proof Read the entire page →
From page 725... ... . The results do not show a similar in creased risk among veterans who served in other locations during the Vietnam ear, sug gestions that this association is specific to Vietnam service rather than military service in general." "Although we could not test such hypotheses and we cannot completely rule out the role of chance or unrecognized bias, our results strongly suggest that Vietnam veterans are at increased risk of NHL and that this increased is not due to Agent Orange exposure" (Selected Cancers Cooperative Study Group, 1990b, pp. Read the entire page →
From page 726... ... other than "duty soldier" or "trainee" • Discharged at pay grade E-5 or lower • No deceased veterans Prepublication Copy – Uncorrected Proof Read the entire page →
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From page 730... ... , a national survey of the health of Americans. The median concentration of VOCs Prepublication Copy – Uncorrected Proof Read the entire page →
From page 731... ... and review of medical records to verify and characterize illness; Prepublication Copy – Uncorrected Proof Read the entire page →
From page 732... ... However, these conditions may not be unique to Gulf War veterans and may be similar to the experience of veterans in other wars. Among Gulf War veterans, minimal differences were observed between the National Guard or Reserve Prepublication Copy – Uncorrected Proof Read the entire page →
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From page 735... ... : pathophysiology/etiology of illnesses among Gulf War veterans, the most appropriate methods for assessing and diagnosing the health effects of chemical exposures, the most appropriate treatment approaches, and ways to prevent similar illnesses in future military deployments. "A final report summarizing conference recommendations was released in March 2000 and is accessible at URL: http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/publications/gulfwar/report.pdf." Prepublication Copy – Uncorrected Proof Read the entire page →
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From page 737... ... 1995. Unexplained illness among Persian Gulf War veterans in an Air National Guard unit: August 1990-March 1995. Read the entire page →
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From page 739... ... Project Name Grant Number Start Date End Date Hepatitis B Virus And Liver Cancer In Army Veterans Of WW II Beebe, G 1Z01CP005329-11 Illness Among Persian Gulf War Veterans: Case Valida- 5M01RR000059Doebbeling, Bradley tion 411069 Dohrenwend, Bruce Social Status And PTSD In U.S. Vietnam Veterans 5R01MH059309-03 9/28/1999 12/1/2003 Giardina, Charles Mustard Gas Exposure and Carcinogenesis of the Lung 1R21ES013775-01 Psychobiologic Alterations In Persian Gulf War Veterans 5M01RR000071Golier, Julia With/Without PTSD 400470 6/22/1905 Pathophysiologic Studies Of Ill Gulf War Veterans & 5M01RR000633Haley, Robert Controls 310606 6/21/1905 Hrubec, Zdenek Resource Support Of Medical Studies On Veteran Twins 5R01MH018820-04 4/1/1970 3/31/1974 Jablon, Seymour Epidemiologic Studies in Etiology of Cancer in Veterans 3N01CP04333600174 6/28/1974 Combat Trauma & Mid-Life Marital Outcomes: A Twin Jerskey, Beth Study 5F31MH071017-02 3/1/2004 6/30/2005 King, Daniel PTSD And Its Etiology: A Quintet Of Inquiries 1R01MH049168-01 6/1/1992 5/31/1995 Laufer, Robert A Study Of Veterans: Impact Of The Vietnam War 3R01MH026832-06S1 9/1/1980 12/31/1984 Exposure To Disease During Growing Ages And War Lee, Chulhee Service 5P01AG010120-100001 Linet, M Studies Of Radiation Related Cancer 1Z01CP010102-01 Ses, Health Behaviors And Cvd Among Vietnam-EraMccaffery, Jeanne Twins 5R01HL072819-02 6/1/2004 5/31/2007 Murphy, Ronald Combat Exposure, Early Trauma And Alcohol Problems 1R03AA010027-01 5/1/1994 4/30/1996 Norman, James Hepatitis 'B' Virus And Liver Cancer In Veterans 5N01CP031021-00783 6/30/1983 Page, William Cancer In Navy Korean War Microwave (Radar) Read the entire page →
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From page 745... ... is applied to information or material the unauthorized disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to cause serious damage to the national secu rity. Examples of serious damage include disruption of foreign relations signifi cantly affecting the national security; significant impairment of a program or pol icy directly related to the national security; revelation of significant military plans or intelligence operations; compromise of significant military plans or intelligence Prepublication Copy – Uncorrected Proof Read the entire page →
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From page 747... ... The highest degree of skill and care should be required through all stages of the experiment of those who conduct or engage in the experiment. Prepublication Copy – Uncorrected Proof Read the entire page →
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From page 749... ... A further proposal was that any human-use codes based on the Nuremberg Codes should only apply to biological warfare testing, not to chemical or radiological testing. This proposal was rejected." Prepublication Copy – Uncorrected Proof Read the entire page →
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From page 751... ... . "Most appalling was the fact that no formal long-term follow-up medical care or monitoring was provided for any of the WWII human subjects, other exposed Prepublication Copy – Uncorrected Proof Read the entire page →
From page 752... ... The Department of Defense should consider including civilian medical experts in reviews of all proposed military re search protocols involving human subjects. As was shown in the examination and Prepublication Copy – Uncorrected Proof Read the entire page →
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... . However, there were no significant differences between the cases of nasal cancer with respect to the distribution within the 8 registries, being stationed in Vietnam or off the coast of Vietnam, race/ethnicity, reported having sprayed or mixed any herbicide on a farm or ranch, reported having sprayed or mixed any herbicide for right-of-way maintenance, lawn care, or forestry work, reported occupational exposure to phenoxyherbicides, reported occupational exposure to chlorophenols, working in a pulp, saw or planning mill, worked around wood dust, worked with or around plywood, worked in metal planting, working with or around nickel, worked with or around chromium, or worked with wood as a hobby (Selected Cancers Cooperative Study Group, 1990a, p.