The Ministry of Health has issued a list of 17 diseases and deformities related to exposure to Agent Orange/dioxin which will serve as a basis for identifying victims of the toxin.
The list includes bronchial carcinoma, tracheal cancer, laryngeal neoplasm, prostate cancer, malignant bone marrow disease and type 2 diabetes.
Congenital deformities and mental disorders in the children of those who were exposed to dioxin are also enumerated in the ministry’s list.
The US and its allies dropped over 11 million gallons of Agent Orange, a toxic chemical herbicide and defoliant, on Vietnam during the war between 1961 and 1971 to deprive their enemies of forest cover and food.
Over 10 percent of the country was sprayed with the herbicide/defoliant and 14 percent of the area targeted was farmland.
Dioxin, the highly toxic chemical in Agent Orange, has since been linked to a wide range of health problems, from birth defects to cancer.
In Vietnam, some 4.8 million people have been exposed to dioxin.
The list includes bronchial carcinoma, tracheal cancer, laryngeal neoplasm, prostate cancer, malignant bone marrow disease and type 2 diabetes.
Congenital deformities and mental disorders in the children of those who were exposed to dioxin are also enumerated in the ministry’s list.
The US and its allies dropped over 11 million gallons of Agent Orange, a toxic chemical herbicide and defoliant, on Vietnam during the war between 1961 and 1971 to deprive their enemies of forest cover and food.
Over 10 percent of the country was sprayed with the herbicide/defoliant and 14 percent of the area targeted was farmland.
Dioxin, the highly toxic chemical in Agent Orange, has since been linked to a wide range of health problems, from birth defects to cancer.
In Vietnam, some 4.8 million people have been exposed to dioxin.
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