Agent Orange and the Prevalence of Cancer among the Vietnamese Population 30 Years after the End of the Vietnam War

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dc.creatorDo, Quy-Toan
dc.date2012-03-19T19:12:20Z
dc.date2012-03-19T19:12:20Z
dc.date2009-09-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:01:22Z
dc.descriptionDuring the Vietnam War, more than 70 million liters of military herbicide were sprayed over the combat zone. This study uses self and proxy-reported data on cancer status obtained from a nationally representative health survey of the Vietnamese population (N=158,019), combined with measures of military herbicide exposure computed from detailed information on US and allied wartime military activities. No significant difference in the prevalence of reported cancer is detected between communes with some degree of exposure and those with none. When restricting the analysis to exposed communes and adopting a continuous measure of herbicide exposure, there is evidence of a dose-response relationship; among communes that were exposed, increasing exposure to past military spraying is associated with increasing prevalence of reported cancer in 2001-2002. There is mixed evidence as to whether cohorts born before or after the end of the spraying campaigns are equally affected.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4234
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-5041
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/414327
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relationPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5041
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAGENT ORANGE
dc.subjectAIR FORCE
dc.subjectALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectARMY
dc.subjectBLOOD PRESSURE
dc.subjectBODY WEIGHT
dc.subjectBOMBING
dc.subjectBREAST CANCER
dc.subjectCASUALTIES
dc.subjectCHEMICALS
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCIVIL WARS
dc.subjectCIVILIAN POPULATIONS
dc.subjectCOMBAT
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectDIABETES
dc.subjectDIOXIN
dc.subjectDIOXINS
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISEASE
dc.subjectDISEASE CONTROL
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEFFECTS OF EXPOSURE
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subjectEPILEPSY
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CONDITIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectHEALTH EFFECTS
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHOSPITAL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectILLNESSES
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL HEALTH
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectLEUKEMIA
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLUNG CANCER
dc.subjectLYMPHOMA
dc.subjectLYMPHOMAS
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMEDICINE
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMILITARY ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectMILITARY MISSIONS
dc.subjectMILITARY OPERATIONS
dc.subjectMILITARY SERVICE
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONAL RISK
dc.subjectOUTPATIENT CARE
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPEACE ACCORDS
dc.subjectPEACE RESEARCH
dc.subjectPESTICIDES
dc.subjectPLAGUE
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOPULATION MOVEMENTS
dc.subjectPOWDER
dc.subjectPREVALENCE
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROSTATE
dc.subjectPROSTATE CANCER
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectRESEARCH EFFORTS
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRISK FACTORS
dc.subjectSARCOMA
dc.subjectSCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
dc.subjectSCREENING
dc.subjectSMOKING
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectSODIUM
dc.subjectSPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectSPOUSE
dc.subjectSTRATEGIC BOMBING
dc.subjectSYMPTOMS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectUROLOGY
dc.subjectVD
dc.subjectVETERANS
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectVIETNAM WAR
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWARFARE
dc.subjectWARS
dc.subjectWARTIME
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.titleAgent Orange and the Prevalence of Cancer among the Vietnamese Population 30 Years after the End of the Vietnam War

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