Study reveals genetic impact of Agent Orange on bone marrow cancers

New study links bone marrow cancers to Agent Orange exposure

The VA’s list of presumptive conditions for Agent Orange exposure is a fairly long one, but many Vietnam War veterans will tell you it’s far from complete, even after the PACT Act added more. It includes many types of cancers, from lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and Hodgkin’s to non-cancerous conditions like Parkinson’s Disease. Cancer research never stops, however, and one group of researchers looking at myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a group of…

Study reveals genetic impact of Agent Orange on bone marrow cancers

More than 50 years after Agent Orange was used in Vietnam, a new national study published online ahead of print in Blood Advances highlights the genetic changes that link exposure to Agent Orange to myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a group of bone marrow cancers that can progress to acute leukemia.