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Air crews had a 24% higher rate of cancer of all types compared to the general U.S. population.
Ground crews had 19% higher rates of brain and nervous system cancers.
Air crews also had lower rates of bladder and colon cancers.
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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