US EditionTrump Signs Bill Studying Cancer Among Military Pilots
- An independent board will study cancer rates among US military pilots and aircrews following a new law signed by President Donald Trump, according to Military.com.
- The law requires the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to evaluate cancer prevalence among personnel who flew various military aircraft.
- A 2023 Defense Department study found that aircrew members had a 24% higher cancer rate than the general population, including increased rates of melanoma and thyroid cancer.
- Representative August Pfluger called the law 'a lifeline' for pilots, emphasizing the need to study military aviation cancer rates.
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Higher cancer rates among US military pilots, air crews to be studied
According to Defense Department study, out of 900,000 people who worked on fixed-wing aircraft from 1992 to 2017, aircrew members had 24% higher cancer rate than peers in general population - Anadolu Ajansı
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