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Richard Blumenthal: “I understand from the BVA that this type of cancer is rare in the civilian population, but it is ten times more common…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2015
I understand from the BVA that this type of cancer is rare in the civilian population, but it is ten times more common among Vietnam era veterans and currently is not being considered for an epidemiological study.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal highlights the prevalence of a specific cancer among Vietnam veterans.

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