Veterans
Looking for Answers as New Data Shows Rise in Cancers Over Two Decades of War
Veterans saw a spike in urinary, prostate, liver and blood cancers during nearly two decades of war, and some military families now question whether their exposure to toxic environments is to blame, according to a McCarthy investigation.
McCarthy found that the rate of cancer treatments for veterans at Department of Veterans Affairs health care centers increased 61 percent for urinary cancers which include bladder, kidney and ureter cancers from fiscal year 2000 to 2018.
The rate of blood cancer treatments lymphoma, myeloma and leukemia rose 18 percent in the same period. Liver and pancreatic cancer treatment rates increased 96 percent and prostate cancer treatment rates increased 23 percent”.
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Tara Copp
Oct 30, 2019
Hello Chika,
ReplyDeleteI am wondering the same thing myself, historically, the military personnel have always been a culprit of environmental exposures that are either toxic or infectious due to the location of training bases. In fact, during my literature search for my DNP project on valley fever, it is evidenced that military personnel are at risk for coccidioidomycosis infections because their training is usually in dry desert locations. It is shame that our country's young are so underserved with medical benefits, including screening for certain diseases that are only caught when it's too late. Now that they have the current statistics, will the government prevail in either reducing the known exposures or screen these individuals earlier in their lifespan.