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[/url]The Canadian study drew its research from the national mortality and cancer registries in Canada, comparing 5,117 deployed veterans to another 6,093 veterans who were eligible, but were not deployed to the Persian Gulf. Both groups were comparable in age and sex.
The study found no significant difference between either group or the general population in terms of the rate of suicide, developing heart disease, or cancer between 1991 and 1999.