Rates of cancer, learning
disabilities and physical birth defects in the children of Vietnam veterans are
staggering when compared to those in children of non-veterans.
Birth Defect Research for Children's latest research shows
mounting evidence that these children, now in their 30S, 40s and 50s exhibit
health problems across the board.
"It's so compelling to look at the data, I mean every
time I look at it, I go wow!" said Betty Mekdeci, Executive Director of
Birth Defect Research for Children.
More than 2.5 million Americans served in South Vietnam
during the war. Each one was presumably exposed to a harmful herbicide called
Agent Orange, which is known to cause cancers, leukemia, heart disease and
more.
Ms. Mekdeci is alarmed by what she sees in children of
Vietnam Veterans.
"The proof is mounting every day. Because you don't
like it, that doesn't make it go away," she said.
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