Study Shows Airline Crew Face Elevated Radiation Cancer Death Risk

Study Shows Airline Crew Face Elevated Radiation Cancer Death Risk

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Researchers led by Dr. Vishal Patel reported in Washington, D. C. that pilots and flight attendants have the highest proportion of radiation-related cancer deaths among more than 500 U.

S. occupations, based on death-certificate data from 2020-2024. The study, co-authored by Catherine Olsen, Ken Karipidis and Sara Nelson, examined over 500 occupations and identified aviation crew as the highest-risk group. The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA and the Federal Aviation Administration noted the findings and called for better radiation-exposure education for crew members.

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Dr. Vishal Patel Catherine Olsen Ken Karipidis Sara Nelson Association of Flight Attendants-CWA Federal Aviation Administration

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Washington, D.C., United States

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Yahoo • 20 août 15h29

Analysis of U.S. death certificates from 2020-2024 shows pilots and flight attendants have the highest proportions of deaths from cancers linked to ionizing radiation among more than 500 occupations.

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Newsweek • 20 août 15h29

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pbs.org • 19 août 19h34

Analysis of more than 12 million death certificates found that airline crew members face significantly higher odds of dying from cancers associated with cosmic radiation than other workers.

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Flight attendants and pilots have highest risk of dying from radiation-linked cancers, study says
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CNN • 19 août 17h35

Analysis of more than 12 million death certificates shows airline crew have higher odds of dying from cancers associated with cosmic radiation than the general workforce.

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KSL News • 18 août 19h46

A study of more than 12 million death certificates shows flight attendants and pilots have significantly higher odds of dying from cancers associated with cosmic radiation than other workers.

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Flight attendants and pilots have highest risk of dying from radiation-linked cancers, study says
Flight attendants and pilots have highest risk of dying from radiation-linked cancers, study says

ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos • 18 août 15h43

Analysis of U.S. death certificates shows flight attendants and pilots have significantly higher odds of dying from cancers associated with radiation exposure than other workers.

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Pilots and flight attendants have high cancer-death risk, study finds
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AP News • 18 août 15h21

Analysis of over 12 million death certificates shows flight attendants and pilots have significantly higher odds of dying from cancers linked to cosmic radiation than other workers.

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