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Veterans and Agent Orange; Health Effects of Herbicides Used in Vietnam

1994 · Best.-Nr. 91408 — Washington DC: National Academy Press 1994. Presumed First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. xviii 2 812 pages. Maps. Illustrations. Tabular data. Appendixes. Glossary. Acronyms and Abbreviations. Index. No dust jacket present. Signed inscriptionassociation unclear that reads: "To Scholar Brendan Jermer Garwin with much affection and respect from granddad who served for years as an Air Force Force "Launch Hound" Committee and The Veterans Administration Committee to study the legacy of exposure to herbicides in Vietnam signature unreadable Sept. 30 1997". In response to decades of concern surrounding the possible long-term health consequences of exposures to herbicides and the contaminant dioxin Congress directed the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to request the National Academy of Sciences NAS to conduct a comprehensive review and evaluation of the available scientific and medical information regarding the health effects of exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides used during the Vietnam conflict. This report from the Institute of Medicine IOM Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides was submitted in compliance with P. L.102-4. This work reviews and evaluates the available scientific evidence regarding the association between exposure to specific chemical compounds in herbicides used in Vietnam and a range of health effects and provides the committee's assessment for the Department of Veterans Affairs to consider as it exercises its responsibilities to veterans. The report provides the committee's recommendations for areas in which future research is likely to be productive. Have U.S. military personnel experienced health problems from being exposed to Agent Orange its dioxin contaminants and other herbicides used in Vietnam This definitive volume summarizes the strength of the evidence associating exposure during Vietnam service with cancer and other health effects and presents conclusions from an expert panel. Veterans and Agent Orange provides a historical review of the issue examines studies of populations in addition to Vietnam veterans environmentally and occupationally exposed to herbicides and dioxin and discusses problems in study methodology. The core of the book presents: What is known about the toxicology of the herbicides used in greatest quantities in Vietnam; What is known about assessing exposure to herbicides and dioxin'; What can be determined from the wide range of epidemiological studies conducted by different authorities; What is known about the relationship between exposure to herbicides and dioxin and cancer reproductive effects neurobehavioral disorders and other health effects. The book describes research areas of continuing concern and offers recommendations for further research on the health effects of Agent Orange exposure among Vietnam veterans. This volume will be critically important to both policy makers and physicians in the federal government Vietnam veterans and their families veterans organizations researchers and health professionals. National Academy Press hardcover