JAMA: US scientists have pooled data from
previous studies on the incidence of melanoma in airline pilots and
flight crew, who are are exposed to higher levels of cosmic and UV
radiation than the general population. They report that flight crew have
approximately twice the incidence of melanoma compared with the general
population, and say that further research into better protection from
cosmic radiation is needed. According to a recent study, airline
pilots and cabin crew are occupationally exposed to higher levels of
cosmic and UV radiation than the general population, but their risk of
developing melanoma was not yet established.