Research shows link between leukemia, Vietnam war.(report by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)(Brief Article)

Nutrition Health Review | June 22, 2002 | Copyright

A new study supports the possibility of an association between Agent Orange and development of a form of leukemia in the children of Vietnam veterans but stops short of establishing a direct connection. Agent Orange was the infamous herbicide sprayed extensively in Vietnam to defoliate leafy jungles and to eliminate hiding places for enemy troops.

It is thought that the spraying may have boosted the risk of the rare illness, which strikes chiefly in infancy or early childhood, by between 70 percent and 300 percent, researchers say.

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