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Pilots and Flight Attendants Face Hidden Radiation Risk | Calgary News
New research reveals commercial pilots and flight attendants face higher cancer death rates than most other professions — even those working with radioactive materials — due to cosmic radiation at high altitudes. The study, analyzing over 500 jobs, links airborne radiation exposure directly to elevated cancer risks, challenging assumptions about vacation-related skin cancer and highlighting the cockpit as a major exposure source. While limitations exist — like unknown individual exposure levels or sleep disruption factors — the key takeaway is that the FAA currently lacks federal radiation…
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