Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 1996
1996rif. 19394Washington DC: National Academy Press 1996. Second printing stated. Hardcover. Good. xvi 2 365 1 pages. This is an ex-library copy with the usual library markings. No dust jacket present. This book updates and evaluates the available scientific evidence regarding statistical associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemical compounds in herbicides used in Vietnam focusing on new scientific studies and literature published since the release of Veterans and Agent Orange 1994. The update gives special attention to the relationship between exposure to herbicides and the development of birth defects and transient peripheral neuropathy as well as the relationship between exposure to herbicides and the subsequent development of prostate hepatobiliary nasopharyngeal and other cancers. The book also explores the relationship between the length of time since first exposure and the possible risk of cancer development. It reviews and summarizes the strength of scientific evidence concerning the association between herbicide use in Vietnam and each disease suspected to be associated with such exposure. This book updates and evaluates the available scientific evidence regarding statistical associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemical compounds in herbicides used in Vietnam focusing on new scientific studies and literature published since the release of Veterans and Agent Orange 1994. The update gives special attention to the relationship between exposure to herbicides and the development of birth defects and transient peripheral neuropathy as well as the relationship between exposure to herbicides and the subsequent development of prostate hepatobiliary nasopharyngeal and other cancers. The book also explores the relationship between the length of time since first exposure and the possible risk of cancer development. It reviews and summarizes the strength of scientific evidence concerning the association between herbicide use in Vietnam and each disease suspected to be associated with such exposure. The Table of Contents includes: Front Matter; 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; 2 VETERANS AND AGENT ORANGE: THE INITIAL IOM REPORT; 3 TOXICOLOGY; 4 METHODOLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS IN EVALUATING THE EVIDENCE; 5 EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; 6 EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; 7 CANCER; 8 LATENCY AND CANCER RISK; 9 REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS; 10 NEUROBEHAVIORAL DISORDERS; 11 OTHER HEALTH EFFECTS; APPENDIX A INFORMATION GATHERING; APPENDIX B RISK OF DISEASE IN VIETNAM VETERANS; and APPENDIX C COMMITTEE AND STAFF BIOGRAPHIES. National Academy Press hardcover
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