Study Reveals Flight Attendants and Pilots Face Highest Risk of Radiation-Related Cancer Deaths
A new study published by JAMA Internal Medicine indicates that flight attendants and pilots have the highest risk of dying from radiation-related cancers compared to the general working population, even surpassing individuals who work with radioactive materials. The research, which analyzed over 12 million death certificates, found that flight attendants had approximately 50 percent higher odds of dying from such cancers, while pilots had about 36 percent higher odds. These cancers include leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and cancers of the skin, breast, thyroid, prostate, and central nervous system. Among more than 500 occupations, flight attendants showed the highest percentage of deaths from radiation-related cancers, with pilots ranking second. The study's first author, Dr. Vishal Patel of Harvard Medical School, noted that about 6.9 percent of flight attendant deaths and 6.7 percent of pilot deaths were attributed to these cancers, compared to 5 percent in the general working population. The find... 
