A Seabee And Agent Orange

[MikeS]

Hi all:

I met a nam vet who paved roads in I Corp as one of a team of Seabees in 69-70.

Recently, he got cancer in his sinus area.

He said that he was told that the type of cancer that he has is not from Agent Orange, even though he said that his team worked in many areas that were heavily sprayed with AO.

Can anyone tell me how to find out which cancers are approved as being caused by AO.

Also, is there a list of AO sprayed areas and dates??

Thank you.

Mike S.

[Berta]

Mike- all of I Corps was sprayed-his exposure is presumed and he doesnt have to prove that-

I posted at hadit before the considerable long list of AO cancers- also this list should be found at the NVLSP web site under the AO stuff.

These are STS cancers-soft Tissue Sarcomas.

Even if he doesnt fall into any of those categories (and this takes an intense review of his med recs as an STS can have many medical terms to define-)-he should still file the claim as the AO list could grow anytime.

[Cavman]

Mike:

I was denied for throat (tonsil/lymphnode) cancer and I don`t remember seeing sinus cancer listed, but as Berta said it could be listed under a different name. I even had a noted ENT doctor state in a letter mine should be sc, but it did no good. His point was the dioxins had to travel through the throat to get anywhere else in the body. The same would hold true for your sinuses. Good luck my friend and never give up fighting this damn thing called cancer. Go to cancercompass.com and read comments and ask questions about your cancer.

Cavman