Questions to any of you knowledgeable warriors on advanced PC caused by chemical exposure I was dx as "aggressive advanced"G9with mets low psa. My oncologist said i was in 3% of pc patients typical of agent Orange ,farmers, firemen Dr Mark Scholz says 1%. I believe this could be correct as i have had lots of exposure to solvents, industrial chemicals, fumes and farm chemicals during my life. [more details my profile]
Do many warriors have this PC
Does it have a specific name or type
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Many herbicides of the past contained dioxin, the main culprit of agent orange and any other "rainbow" defoliant. It was in commercial herbicides too. A question, did you ever have an unexpected case of acne after your teen years? If so it might not have been acne but chloracne, a clear indicator of dioxin.
U.S, Veteran Admin assumes that PC along with a number of other ailments among Vietnam War vets is attributed to Agent Orange. Disability compensation is automatic upon application.
I would say the majority of our members do not mention chemicals as the cause of their disease. But as everyone quotes "WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT (but suffer the same)".....
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