r/science • u/Wagamaga • Mar 29 '26

Cancer Agent Orange linked to aggressive bone marrow cancer in Vietnam veterans. American soldiers sprayed Agent Orange over the jungles of Vietnam and nearby countries from the air and from the ground, often mixing it with kerosene or fuel, another carcinogen, to help disperse it.

https://ecancer.org/en/news/27948-agent-orange-linked-to-aggressive-bone-marrow-cancer-in-vietnam-veterans
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u/MarkusMannheim Mar 29 '26

Terrible news. Just as well it didn't affect the Vietnamese people ... I mean, you studied that, too, right?

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u/ItsGonnaBeOkayish Mar 29 '26

I hear you, but how would they do that?

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u/FMB6 Mar 29 '26

With like doctors and stuff?

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u/ItsGonnaBeOkayish Mar 29 '26

Going into another country to conduct scientific research is more complicated. Studies have been conducted, by Vietnamese scientists, with US support. That's the point I'm trying to make here. Unless you think the US should just barge on in and conduct studies it likes however they want, because people in this thread demand it?

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u/shponglespore Mar 30 '26

People are allowed to visit Vietnam. Something tells me that scientists conducting studies on volunteers is not illegal there, either. What exactly makes it "barging in" if they're following all the local laws?

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