A cross-sectional study examining mortality from radiation-related and non–radiation-related cancers among US aircrew members (pilots and flight attendants) compared to other aviation workers.
Cross-sectional design limits causal inference; no specific mortality rates, confidence intervals, or absolute numbers are provided in the available abstract.
Clinicians caring for aircrew should be aware of potential elevated cancer-related mortality risks linked to occupational cosmic radiation exposure, though specific risk estimates are not yet available from this abstract alone.
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