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Agent Orange and Prostate Cancer.

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

Agent orange (AO) was a defoliate used extensively in the Vietnam War. It contained a possible carcinogen called TCDD (2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin). AO exposure (AOe)has been linked to sarcoma, Hodgkin’s disease and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, with some evidence for respiratory cancers, prostate cancer (PCa) and multiple myeloma. Early detection of PCa has not been especially successful using the […]

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Conditions: Hodgkin's lymphoma, Lung cancer, Multiple myeloma, Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Prostate cancer

Miscellaneous: Agent orange, Body mass index (BMI), Dioxin, Dioxins, PSA (prostate specific antigen), Viet Nam

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