Dioxin is a highly toxic substance found in Agent Orange and some other herbicides. Studies suggest that this chemical may be related to a number of cancers and other health effects in humans.
VA and other Federal government Departments and agencies have and continue to conduct extensive research evaluating the health effects of Agent Orange exposure on U.S. Veterans.
Environmental Epidemiology Service Studies on Vietnam Veterans
VA’s Environmental Epidemiology Service (EES), a research division of the Office of Public Health, assesses health concerns of Veterans who were potentially exposed to environmental hazards during military service. EES conducts original studies and maintains databases and registries of Veterans’ exposures and health care utilization, which provide unique data for much of the research.
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CDC Studies on Vietnam Veterans
In 1984, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published an important study, partially funded by VA, regarding Vietnam Veterans’ risks of fathering babies with birth defects.
VA also funded the CDC Vietnam Experience Study* published in 1987 and 1988, and the CDC Selected Cancers Study* published in 1990.
IOM Reports on Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange
VA contracts with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences, a non-governmental organization, to scientifically review evidence on the long-term health effects of Agent Orange and other herbicides on Vietnam Veterans. The IOM regularly updates its reports on Veterans and Agent Orange.
You also may want to conduct an extensive search on Agent Orange through the U.S. National Institutes of Health's PubMed.*
*By clicking on these links, you will leave the Department of Veterans Affairs Web site.
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