Finding causes for cancers: People’s experiences and the research so far

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Finding causes for cancers: People’s experiences and the research so far

David McBride

David McBride

Agent orange
Dioxin-contaminated herbicide Agent Orange was sprayed in Vietnam to reduce foliage cover around military bases

Occupational health expert David McBride has led research into dioxin exposures in New Zealand, at the Ivon Watkins Dow plant in New Plymouth, and in Vietnam War veterans; here, he summarises the experience gained

New Zealand veterans recall the spraying, and “rainbows” appearing on the surface of their tea Key points A person with cancer will often