"Agent Orange" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A herbicide that contains equal parts of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T), as well as traces of the contaminant 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin.
| Descriptor ID |
D000075182
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.018.386.682.224.500 D02.241.081.018.386.682.800.500 D02.241.511.316.682.149.500 D02.241.511.316.682.800.500 D02.309.500.450.500 D03.633.300.786.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Agent Orange- Agent Orange
- Orange, Agent
- (2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid, butyl ester, mixt. with butyl (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)acetate
- 2,4-D - 2,4,5-T mixture
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Agent Orange" by people in Profiles.
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Exposures and Bladder Cancer Risk Among Military Veterans: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Urology. 2024 Dec; 194:270-277.
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Exposure to Agent Orange and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Among US Military Personnel. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 12 01; 6(12):e2346380.
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Parental military service, agent orange exposure, and the risk of rhabdomyosarcoma in offspring. J Pediatr. 2014 Dec; 165(6):1216-21.
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Association between Agent Orange exposure and nonmelanotic invasive skin cancer: a pilot study. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Feb; 133(2):432-437.