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No, I have never said "you are only interested in telling everyone "why it isn't associated." It may, or may not be "associated". I am suggesting that your statement that a doctor has to say, "in my medical opinion nothing other than Agent Orange could have caused the veteran's MDS or AML or both" is very difficult considering all of the exposures that most veterans have had during their lives for the 45 years after Vietnam, especially those who smoked during their lives. That is one of the reasons why one of the first questions that I am asked with this disease (MDS) is, "have you ever smoked?"
I agree if a person/vet were directly exposed to Agent Orange, they would/should have their situation considered.
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age 70, dx RAEB-2 on 11-26-2013 w/11% blasts. 8 cycles Vidaza 3w/Revlimid. SCT 8/15/2014, relapsed@Day+210 (AML). Now(SCT-Day+1005). Prepping w/ 10 days Dacogen for DLI on 6/9/2017.
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