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With this page I want to add the medical foundations of the different illnesses, and diseases that are due to the exposure to Agent Orange.  So that you may look more into certain ailments that a loved one or yourself may be experiencing and learn more about the disease.  It may take awhile to have this page complete, since there are numerous effects of the chemical that they originally said was "harmless" to our soldiers!
I will also hopefully being adding a few other links of  diseases or ailments that affect or have affected personal friends or family members.  By doing this I hope that maybe someone may learn more about diseases that affect themselves or loved ones, and hopefully make people more aware of just how many health problems were caused by the spraying of Agent Orange!

AFFECTS OF AGENT ORANGE EXPOSURE:
*chloracne
*liver dysfunction
*severe personality disorders
*birth defects
 
CANCER:   (check links for more information)
*tumors
*liver
*lung
*testicular
*ear duct
*soft tissue sarcoma
*non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL)
 
CARDIOVASCULAR:
*elevated blood pressure
*blood deficiency (anemia)
 
ENDOCRINE:
*enlarged male mammary glands (gynecomastia)
*excessive milk flow from nipples (galactorrhea)
 
FAMILY:
*child deaths
*birth defects
*cleft palates (check links for more information)
*open eye
*kidney abnormalities
*enlarged liver
*enlarged head
*club foot
*intestinal hemorrhage
*missing or abnormal fingers or toes
*missing or abnormal reproductive organs
*missing, abnormal or displaced body parts
*miscarriages
 
GASTROINTESTINAL:
*loss of appetite (anorexia)
*nausea
*vomiting
*diarrhea
*constipation
*yellowing of eyes, skin and urine (jaundice)
*liver inflammation (hepatitis)
*abdominal pain
*gastric hyperplasia
*gastric ulcers
 
GENITOURINARY:
*stones
*burning
*bloody unrine (hematuria)
*dribbling
*brown urine
*bladder discomfort
*kidney pain
*hearing loss
 
METABOLIC:
*fatigue
*rapid weight loss
*spontaneous fever
*chills
 
NEUROLOGICAL:
*tingling
*numbness
*dizziness
*headaches
*twitching, fidgeting, etc. (autonomic dyscontrol)
*suspension of breath (sleep apnea)
*incoordination
*unnaturally drowsy (hypersomnolence)
*loss of sensation in extremities
 
PSYCHIATRIC:
*violent
*irritable
*angry
*severe depression   (check links for more information)
*suicide
*frenzied (manic)
*tremulous
*memory loss
*loss of concentration
*sever personality changes
 
RESPIRATORY:
*difficult or painful breath (dyspnea)
*shortness of breath
 
SKIN:
*chloracne
*rash
*increased sensitivity (heat)
*increased sensitivity (sun)
*altered skin color
*loss of hair
*brittle nails
*porphyria cutanea tarda
 
VISUAL:
*blurring
*burning
 

Birth Defects:

The Cleft Palate Foundation
This site offers information about cleft-palates and cleft-lips, which is listed under family affects of Agent Orange. Tons of information and other interesting articles as well. (also in my personal interests)

Psychiatric:

Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association A site for researching mood disorders, depression, and also bipolar disorder.  Also has the services that they offer for these disorders.

Cancer:

American Cancer Society
Link to the American Cancer Society.  Loads of information to research! 

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