Toxicant and Disease Database
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The CHE Toxicant and Disease Database is a searchable database that summarizes links between chemical contaminants and approximately 180 human diseases or conditions. Diseases and or toxicants can be viewed by utilizing the search options below. See a full description of the database and our methodology.
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Agent Orange
Diseases linked to this toxicant Grouped by strength of evidence
Good Evidence | Limited Evidence Neural tube defects / CNS malformations |
References
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Frumkin H. Agent Orange and cancer: an overview for clinicians. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. 2003;53(4):245-255.
Giri VN, Cassidy AE, Beebe-Dimmer J, Ellis L, Smith DC, Bock CH, Cooney KA. Association between Agent Orange and prostate cancer: a pilot case-control study. Urology. 2004 Apr;63(4):757-60; discussion 760-1.
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