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1 Introduction
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One member of this select group -- little known outside the veterans health research community -- is the Air Force Health Study (AFHS) : a longitudinal, prospective epidemiologic study of more than 2,700 men followed for approximately 20 years.
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In 2007, after the original study -- which examined whether U.S. Air Force personnel involved in Operation Ranch Hand, the program responsible for herbicide spraying in Vietnam, experienced adverse health effects from their service -- was completed and its final report published, Congress directed that the AFHS data and biospecimens be transferred to the custody of the Institute of Medicine (IOM)
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. Based in part on the findings, conclusions, and recommendations in the 2006 IOM report, Congress passed Public Law 109-364, section 714 of which directed the Air Force to transfer custodianship of the AFHS's data and biospecimens to the Medical Follow-Up Agency (MFUA)
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It used information acquired by the advisory committee in its deliberations, including • results of searches of relevant scientific literature on topics related to the AFHS data or biospecimens; • annual updates from investigators in open sessions of committee meetings, during which the committee had the opportunity to question them; and • input from interested parties, including representatives of the Ranch Hand Vietnam Association,2 who presented information from the perspective 2 The Ranch Hand Vietnam Association is an organization composed of members of the AFHS cohort.
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As part of its approach to its task, the consensus committee developed and administered a survey to investigators who received data or biospecimens to solicit feedback on the process, completeness of the data, and quality of the biospecimens. The committee also used the findings and recommendations of the Disposition of the Air Force Health Study report as a guide for assessing what was then believed to be feasible and possible for a research program managing and using the AFHS assets and to compare with its now realized experience.
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Appendix B contains excerpts of the public laws regarding the National Academy of Sciences and the AFHS. Appendix C provides abstracts of all research approved by the advisory committee as of February 1, 2015.
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