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The Military and Prostate Cancer

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Ever notice home many military guys from generals on down get PCa. I just read a study that links sex with prostitutes and or STD's with PCa. I was in NAM and Germany and everybody was banging prostitutes because no other girls were available.

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jgmcbride

Nam vet here too with PC. I was mildly active in the "visiting" area too. Still alive and kicking though.

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JoelT

There are a number of exposures that increase the risks for developing prostate cancer. Vets who had been in NAM and who were exposed to Agent Orange are at a very high risk. also exposures to depleted uranium and burning oil fields (Iraq) will probably also be at an increased risk.

FYI- If you were feet down in NAM and do develop prostate cancer then the VA will automatically assume that you have a serves related disability and you are entitled to benefits.

Joel

I'm just a regular vet who served, but I was in a lot of places, going TDY all the time.

Check out this site: water.usgs.gov/nawqa/trace/arsenic. Take a look at where you've been. It's a real eye opener.

Joe

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GAdrummer

It's not just Agent Orange in NAM. In the early 90's I tested the dyes used in signalling grenades for "environmental safety" and found another bad actor. [in case you were wondering why the colors were changed.]

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struwwellpeter

Not proud to say "guilty as charged" :(

I suspect that it is not related to prostitution or promiscuity.

Sex with prostitutes, absent anything else, is not a cause of anything, except a mild risk for self-hatred.

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Cancer2x

Nam combat vet, Agent Orange and Agent White was dusting us all, and we generally hit those sprayed areas soon after, rooting-out VC from their hiding places. I remember the light coating of powder on a can of Ham N Limas (I actually liked those C-Rats!) after heating them up on a pinch of C4! Looked like salt sometimes! Tasted bitter.

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