Study links airline careers to higher rates of certain cancer deaths
A Harvard-led analysis of millions of U.S. death records finds pilots and flight attendants experience higher rates of radiation-related cancer deaths than workers in more than 500 other occupations.
Airline pilots and flight attendants may face a greater risk of dying from certain radiation-related cancers than workers in other professions, according to new research published in JAMA Internal Medicine that examined millions of death records across the United States. The findings add to a growing body of evidence linking long-term exposure to cosmic radiation at high altitudes with increased health risks among airline crews.