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Cancer-Related Mortality Among US Pilots and Flight Attendants

JAMA Internal Medicine 10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.3635

August 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cross-sectional study examines mortality from radiation-related and non–radiation-related cancers among aircrew members and other aviation workers in the US.

This Original Investigation has a related commentary.

Corresponding Author: Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, 180 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115 (jena@hcp.med.harvard.edu).

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