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The results of the study show that the incidence of cancer (soft tissue sarcoma; Hodgkin\u2019s and non-Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma; lung, prostate, and liver cancer) in the dioxin-exposed Vietnamese population is much higher than the results of studies published in other countries because of the high levels of dioxins in South Vietnam, where Agent Orange was sprayed during the war. 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