Study shows male fighter jet pilots face higher risk of several cancers
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- A recent study found that male fighter jet pilots have a higher risk of developing testicular cancer, melanomas and prostate cancer compared with other Air Force officers and the U.S. general population.
- The same research reported a higher incidence of melanomas, prostate cancer and non‑Hodgkin's lymphoma among these pilots, as well as higher mortality from those three cancers, and noted that a prior Military Aviators Cancer Study had identified a 15% greater overall cancer incidence in military flight personnel versus the U.S. population.
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