(Reuters Health) -
Men who were exposed to Agent Orange chemicals used during the Vietnam
War are at higher risk for life-threatening prostate cancer than
unexposed veterans, researchers have found.
What's more, those who served where the
herbicide was used were diagnosed with cancer about five years earlier
than other men, on average, in the new study.
"This
is a very, very strong predictor of lethal cancer," said urologist Dr.
Mark Garzotto, who worked on the study at the Portland Veterans Affairs
Medical Center in Oregon.
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