LaLota pushes VA to recognize cancer risk for Vietnam veterans

LaLota pushes VA to recognize cancer risk for Vietnam veterans

Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) at the podium.(J.D. Allen / WSHU)Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY-01) is backing legislation to connect bile duct cancer in Vietnam War veterans to their military service.LaLota, a Navy veteran who sits on the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Veterans Affairs, said the disease is more common in Vietnam veterans who were exposed to parasitic liver flukes found in undercooked fish during the war. According to health experts, Vie…