International Agency for Research on Cancer

The PACT Act

As a general matter, there are several types of possible exposures or hazards Veterans may have experienced during military service, including: Environmental Health Registries

• AIR POLLUTANTS: Burn pits, oil well fires, sulfur fire, sand, dust, and particulates    

• CHEMICALS: Agent Orange or other herbicides, burn pits, Camp Lejeune water supplies, pesticides, depleted uranium, chromium, or industrial solvents

• RADIATION: Nuclear weapons testing, x-rays, or depleted uranium

• WARFARE AGENTS: Chemical warfare agents, nerve agents, mustard gas, herbicide tests, and storage

• OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS: Asbestos, lead, fuels, industrial solvents, radiation, vibration, noise, special paint on military vehicles, and some coolants or insulating fluid

So which of these can be found in Bosnia?  Veterans who served there tell us that you'll find all of the above hazards in Bosnia.

According to the WHO 20% of deaths in Bosnia and Herzegovina can be attributed to cancer, a number that is above the global average. This would explain why cancer rates in the general population are extremely high. Click Here for the Full Story!  The five year prevalence for both genders is 35,315. Given that Bosnia has a population fo 3,249,313 this works out to over 1,000 cancers per 100,000 over five years

The Bottom-Line is that if you served in Bosnia and have Cancer - file a claim with VAC