Incidence of cancer among licenced commercial pilots flying North Atlantic routes

Incidence of cancer among licenced commercial pilots flying North Atlantic routes

Abstract Background To evaluate cancer incidence among licenced commercial pilots in association with cosmic radiation. Methods Cohort study where ionizing radiation dose of cosmic radiation was estimated from airline data and software program and cancer incidence was obtained by record linkage with...

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Main Authors: Eva Maria Gudmundsdottir, Jon Hrafnkelsson, Vilhjalmur Rafnsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2017-08-01
Series:Environmental Health
Subjects:
Basal cell carcinoma of skin
Malignant melanoma
Prostate cancer
Cosmic radiation
Aircrew
Cancer registry
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-017-0295-4

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