• Author: Christin B. DeStefano
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Clonal hematopoiesis in Gulf War Veterans

Abstract:Veterans of the 1990–1991 Gulf War (GW) endured exposures from oil well fire smoke, pesticides, burn pits, depleted uranium, jet fuel, chemical warfare, and nerve …

Are Veterans at increased risk of myeloproliferative neoplasms?

Abstract: Persian Gulf War-era Veterans were found to have a younger age at diagnosis and shorter overall survival (OS) for myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) compared to Korean …

Impact of deployment on survival in military personnel with non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Abstract: Introduction: It is estimated that approximately 3.5 million active duty service members (ADSM) have deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq from 2001-2022. There has been …

Long term cancer risk of U.S. service members exposed to burn pits during military deployment to Iraq from 2006-2008: A retrospective cohort study

Abstract: Introduction: Burn pits have known individual carcinogenic byproducts, including polyaromatic hydrocarbons and volatile organic compounds, which have a presumptive link …

Survival of U.S. military service members with lymphoma

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Cancer is a prominent cause of mortality in today's active duty service members (ADSMs), killing over 700 ADSMs between 2004 and 2015. Hence, more research …