Study Finds Link Between Agent Orange and Blood Cancer

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By Julie Fidler

Scientists are more certain than ever that Agent Orange is causing cancer in Vietnam War veterans.

A recent study of 479 Vietnam veterans who were involved in Agent Orange defoliation efforts in that country found that these individuals are twice as likely to develop a blood condition known as monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, or MGUS. The disorder is a precursor for multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer.

During the Vietnam War, Agent Orange was used by U.S. forces to kill off trees and vegetation in the jungles of Vietnam and Cambodia that the enemy used as cover. The …read more

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