DOD Study Finds Higher Rates of Cancer for Military Pilots, Ground Crew
The DoD recently released the “STUDY ON THE INCIDENCE OF CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND MORTALITY AMONG MILITARY AVIATORS AND AVIATION SUPPORT PERSONNEL” focusing on cancer rates among aviators and ground crew. The study does not establish causation, but various factors such as galactic cosmic radiation, ultraviolet radiation, radar radiation, exposure to jet fuel and fumes, and non-ionizing radiation from radars and jamming equipment could potentially contribute to the observed effects.
According to Greg Hadley of Air & Space Forces Magazine, “the Defense Department examined health records for 156,050 aviators and 737,891 ground crew for the period 1992 to 2007, concluding that aviators were 24 percent more likely to be diagnosed with cancers of all kinds than members of the general population when adjusting for age, sex, and race. Ground crew personnel were 3 percent more likely to be diagnosed with cancer.”
You can find the full article here: Sweeping New Study Shows High Aviator Cancer Rates (airandspaceforces.com)
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