Skin Cancer Risk Is Higher For Flight Attendants and Pilots (time.com)

September 5, 2014

Flying increases exposure to UV rays that could cause melanoma

Pilots and flight attendants are twice as likely to suffer from the skin cancer melanoma when compared to the general population, according to a new Journal of the American Medical Association study.

Looking at data compiled from more than 260,000 people in 19 previous studies, the paper expanded upon past research that has suggested that flight crews are at a heightened risk for melanoma. The cancer, which kills nearly 10,000 Americans each year, is the most deadly variety of skin cancer in the United States.

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