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Air crews had a 24% higher rate of cancer of all types, Pentagon study finds.
Ground crews also had higher rates of thyroid cancer, prostate cancer and breast cancer.
The study looked at almost 900,000 service members who flew on or worked on military aircraft between 1992 and 2017.
The Pentagon says the actual number of cancer cases was likely to be even higher.
The 2021 bill requires the Defense Department not only to identify “the carcinogenic toxicants or hazardous materials associated with military flight operations,” but also determine the type of aircraft and locations where diagnosed crews served. After her husband got sick, Betty Seaman asked him if he would have chosen differently, knowing his service might be linked to his cancer. “I flat-out asked Jim. And he, without hesitation, said, I would have still done it.’”.
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