Table 1 Frequency of outcomes of specific birth defects and childhood cancers, Camp Lejeune, 1968–1985
Outcome | Total (includes cases that could not be verified) | Total verified | Parent interviewed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | % | Frequency | % Interviewed | ||
Neural tube defects | 17 | 15 | -- | 15 | 100.0 |
- anencephaly | 7 | 6 | 40.0 | 6 | 100.0 |
- spina bifida | 10 | 9 | 60.0 | 9 | 100.0 |
Oral cleft defect | 27 | 24 | -- | 23 | 95.8 |
- cleft palate | 12 | 11 | 45.8 | 10 | 91.0 |
- cleft lip (with or without cleft palate) | 15 | 13 | 54.2 | 13 | 100.0 |
Childhood hematopoietic cancers | 14 | 13 | -- | 13 | 100.0 |
- leukemia | 11 | 11 | 84.6 | 11 | 100.0 |
- non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 3 | 2 | 15.4 | 2 | 100.0 |
Total | 58 | 52 | -- | 51 | 98.1 |