Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in a cohort of Vietnam veterans.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
We examined the incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in a cohort of 18,313 United States Army veterans from the Vietnam era. Diagnoses were confirmed through a review of hospital records. Among veterans who had died after discharge or who had participated in a telephone interview (8,170 Vietnam veterans and 7,564 non-Vietnam veterans), seven Vietnam veterans and one non-Vietnam veteran had developed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (p = 0.07). As none of the NHL cases had military job titles which suggest that they were occupationally exposed to herbicides while in Vietnam, the reasons for the excess are unclear.
Medical subject headings
- 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid
- 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid
- Defoliants, Chemical
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
- Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins
- Veterans