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Study Finds Elevated Cancer Risk Among US Pilots and Flight Attendants Linked to Radiation Exposure

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דווח לראשונה בWalla · אוג׳ 18, 2026

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A Harvard study analyzing US death records from 2020-2024 found pilots and flight attendants have a significantly higher risk of radiation-linked cancers, likely due to cosmic radiation exposure at high altitudes, though causation is not confirmed. The study highlights the lack of mandatory radiation monitoring for aircrew in the US and Israel.

01Pilots and flight attendants have higher cancer mortality linked to radiation exposure than other professions in the US.
02Study analyzed nearly 13 million death records from 2020-2024, including 14,000 pilots and 7,000 flight attendants.
036.9% of flight attendant deaths and 6.7% of pilot deaths were from radiation-associated cancers, versus 5% in general workers.
04Risk increased by 50% for flight attendants and 36% for pilots after adjusting for other factors.
05Cosmic radiation at high altitudes is a suspected cause, with risk tied to cumulative exposure over years.
06No mandatory radiation exposure monitoring exists for US aircrew; a June report urged increased oversight.

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