Cancer risk may be higher for people with one particular type of job
People who fly for a living could face a higher risk of certain types of cancers, a new Harvard study suggests.Flight attendants and pilots in the U.S. face the highest risk of radiation-related cancer deaths out of a list of more than 500 occupations, the researchers concluded."As you get high up in the atmosphere, you're exposed to ionizing radiation from the sun – it's called cosmic radiation," study author Anupam B.
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People who fly for a living could face a higher risk of certain types of cancers, a new Harvard study suggests.Flight attendants and pilots in the U.S. face the highest risk of radiation-related cancer deaths out of a list of more than 500 occupations, the researchers concluded."As you get high up in the atmosphere, you're exposed to ionizing radiation from the sun – it's called cosmic radiation," study author Anupam B. Jena, M.D., Ph.D., told Fox News Digital.CANCER TREATMENT DELAYS SURGE ACROSS US AS DOCTOR WARNS SYSTEM ‘NEEDS FIXING IMMEDIATELY’The finding was based on analysis of data from the National Vital Statistics System – specifically, nearly 13 million U.S. death certificates between 2020 and 2024.
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- People who fly for a living could face a higher risk of certain types of cancers, a new Harvard study suggests.Flight attendants and pilots in the U.S. face the highest risk of radiation-related cancer deaths out of a list of more than 500 occupations, the researchers concluded."As you get high up in the atmosphere, you're exposed to ionizing radiation from the sun – it's called cosmic radiation," study author Anupam B.
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Cancer risk may be higher for people with one particular type of job
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Flight attendants and pilots have highest risk of dying from radiation-linked cancers, study says
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