Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Potential exposures to toxicants during military deployment may increase the risk of developing cancer. This study was undertaken to determine whether there …
Abstract: Background: Long-term survival for patients with differentiated (papillary, follicular, and Hürthle cell) thyroid cancer exceeds 95% but self-reported health-related …
Abstract: Moderate or severe traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), along with penetrating TBIs, were linked with a higher risk of brain cancer among US veterans who served in the …
Abstract: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has become one of the most prevalent battle wounds among veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. According to the Defense and Veterans …
Abstract: Importance While brain cancer is rare, it has a very poor prognosis and few established risk factors. To date, epidemiologic work examining the potential association of …
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Achalasia is a postulated risk factor for esophageal cancer (EC); however, EC-associated risk in achalasia is understudied. We aimed to evaluate EC risk …
Abstract: Introduction: Burn pits have known individual carcinogenic byproducts, including polyaromatic hydrocarbons and volatile organic compounds, which have a presumptive link …
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: As members of the military, all active duty service members (ADS) must meet physical fitness requirements and are provided with equal-access healthcare …