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The long term effects were not only on the soldiers but their children as well! And I'm living proof. Many of the soldiers suffered from post traumatic stress and other conditions such as soft tissue sarcoma, non Hodgkins lymphoma, leukemia,prostate cancer, spinal bifida and MANY more diseases! My dad was exposed to it and as a result all my siblings and I have birth defects. I hope this answers your question.

AnswerThe four year, $43 million study was canceled, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, because it could not accurately determine which veterans were exposed to the herbicide used to destroy vegetation in Viet
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