Posted on 10/24/2008 1:27:26 PM PDT by RogerFGay
A new research study, just published in the journal Cancer, raises concerns that Agent Orange exposure might be linked to an increased risk of prostate cancer among Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to the herbicide during the War. This study was performed by researchers at the University of California at Davis and the Veterans Administration (VA) Northern California Health Care System. ... read more
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I you are male and you live long enoguh there is a 100% chance that you will develop prostate cancer. Agent Orange has nothing to do with it, testosterone does.
Dioxin does not cause cancer you say?
DU must be going bonkers on this news!
These are the diseases which VA currently presumes resulted from exposure to herbicides like Agent Orange. The law requires that some of these diseases be at least 10% disabling under VA’s rating regulations within a deadline that began to run the day you left Vietnam.
If there is a deadline, it is listed in parentheses after the name of the disease.
Chloracne or other acneform disease consistent with chloracne. (Must occur within one year of exposure to Agent Orange).
Diabetes Mellitus, Type II
Hodgkin’s disease.
Multiple myeloma.
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy. (For purposes of this section, the term acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy means temporary peripheral neuropathy that appears within weeks or months of exposure to an herbicide agent and resolves within two years of the date of onset.)
Porphyria cutanea tarda. (Must occur within one year of exposure to Agent Orange)
. Prostate cancer.
Respiratory cancers (cancer of the lung, bronchus, larynx, or trachea).
Soft-tissue sarcoma (other than osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Kaposi’s sarcoma, or mesothelioma).
& CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA
So if any of you Viet Nam vets just set one foot on the ground during that war, and have been diagnosed with any of the above conditions, you are ENTITLED to disability compensation. God Bless you all..
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“Agent Orange has nothing to do with it, “
No offense but I trust a University and VA sponsored study of a large number of patients over the word of someone who has never studied the topic in a scientific way and who in all likelihood is a not a doctor.
Who said anything about dioxin besides you?
Agent Orange may contribute to an earlier manifestation of prostate cancer than what would naturally occur but the root cause of prostate cancer is and will always be the aging of the male reproductive system.
Type in ‘agent orange dioxin’ in your favorite search engine.
I stand corrected. I was not aware that dioxin is the primary component of Agent Orange.
Do you have a habit of typing incorrect data?
Not after I learn correct data.
What is known for sure about dioxin is that it can cause severe acne. Ask Yushchenko, the Russian that was poisoned with dioxin.
After all these years it’s still “suggested links in a retrospective” study which is about the same as nothing.
I underwent a biopsy of my prostate and it showed that I had a malignancy is six of 16 cores, so I underwent a prostatectomy three months ago. It's not a wonderful experience, but my latest blood test showed a negligible PSA level so I have some strong hope of living a bit longer.
For those of you that "attended the Southeast Asia War Games" with me, get those physicals. The version we get is aggressive - so don't avoid getting checked.
Great stuff, huh? First, they decide they don't like the war anymore after we get there - then they treat us like crap when we get back and now we find out we have the "gift that keeps on giving" years after the war!
Welcome home, guys!
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add one more to the list...others are diabetes and lymphoma.
My husband and his brother both were exposed to Agent Orange and both are now diabetic, hubby on insulin. And hubby has upper respiratory problems now too.
You and your surgeon chose the best treatment. My Dad had his prostate removed at the age of 56. He turned 80 this year. There was no PSA test available 24 years ago. His cancer was found on routine “digital rectal exam”. Approx. 5 years later the PSA test became available and his first one was 135. His surgeon could not find the metastatic tumor and testosterone suppression treatment was still experimental. He elected to have his testicles surgically removed. Since then his PSA has been consistently less than 0.4 which is the measurement threshold.
Keep an eye on your PSA like you are doing. If it starts to rise you will need some form of testosterone suppression.
Good luck, God bless you, and thank you for your service.
All you guys who are reading this need to pay attention. Prostate cancer is a silent killer. Without routine screening for early detection you’ll be a goner by the time symptoms occur. I’ve treated men dying of prostate cancer. It usually spreads to your bones and is an excruciatingly painful way to go.
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