Kerri Fitzgerald

DocwireNews

A study published in&nbsp;Environmental Health&nbsp;found&nbsp;higher rates of cancers in flight attendants compared&nbsp;with&nbsp;the general population.&nbsp;&nbsp;The researchers surveyed participants in the Harvard Flight Attendant Health Study from 2014 to 2015, using age-weighted standardized prevalence&nbsp;ratios&nbsp;to compare the prevalence of self-reported cancer diagnoses in 5,366&nbsp;flight attendants&nbsp;versus a&nbsp;cohort&nbsp;of 2,729 individuals from the&nbsp;general population&nbsp;from the 2013 to 2014&nbsp;National Health and Nutrition Examination&nbsp;Survey.&nbsp;&nbsp;<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
Flight attendants have higher rates of numerous cancers, research shows <a href="https://t.co/Wqy2O9fybq">https://t.co/Wqy2O9fybq</a> <a href="https://t.co/R6ZEz3Rzhs">pic.twitter.com/R6ZEz3Rzhs</a>
&mdash; Newsweek (@Newsweek) <a href="https://twitter.com/Newsweek/status/1011553442387709952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2018</a>
</blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Compared with&nbsp;the general population, flight attendants had a higher prevalence of every cancer examined, especially&nbsp;breast and skin cancer among women.&nbsp;Job tenure was positively related to non-melanoma skin cancer among&nbsp;women, with borderline associations for melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers among men.&nbsp;In addition, the researchers reported&nbsp;associations between job tenure and breast cancer among women who had three or more children.&nbsp;<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
Flight attendants have higher rates of many cancers, study says <a href="https://t.co/yPp3Auvzgj">https://t.co/yPp3Auvzgj</a>
&mdash; TIME (@TIME) <a href="https://twitter.com/TIME/status/1011511917272289280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2018</a>
</blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>The researchers&nbsp;advised&nbsp;flight attendants be monitored for radiation exposure and have their schedules arranged to minimize exposure to radiation and disruption to circadian rhythms.&nbsp;Source:&nbsp;<a href="https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12940-018-0396-8">Environmental Health</a>

Jordana Jampel

Positive Preliminary Results From Phase 1 Trial of Dopaminergic Neuron Graft for Parkinson’s Disease

Dementia

Bradley Warady, MD

Joel M. Topf, MD, FACP

2025 Hume Award Winner Is Dedicated to Children’s Care

NKF Spring Clinical Meetings 2025

Distant Brain Metastases in Cutaneous Melanoma May Be Mitigated With Multiple Pathway Inhibitors

Melanoma

Latest News

Study: Flight Attendants at Increased Risk for Cancer

Oncology

A study published in Environmental Health found higher rates of cancers in flight attendants compared with the general population.   ...

About Us

Editorial Policy

Advertising

Contact Us

eNewsletters

Contribute

Career Center

MashupMD

Blood Cancers Today

Cancer Nursing Today

GU Oncology Now

Urban Health Today

Bile Duct Cancer

Colorectal Cancer

Gastroesophageal Cancer

Gastric Cancer

GEP-NETs

GIST

Liver Cancer

Pancreatic Cancer

GI Oncology Now

Anemia

Deep Vein Thrombosis

Essential Thrombocythemia

Hemophilia

Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Myelofibrosis

Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

Polycythemia Vera

Pulmonary Embolism

Sickle Cell Disease

Thrombocytopenia

Thrombophilia

Thrombosis

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Venous Thromboembolism

von Willebrand Disease

Heme Today

Acute Kidney Injury

ADPKD

Anemia and Kidney Disease

Chronic Kidney Disease

COVID-19 and Kidney Disease

Diabetes and Hypertension

End-Stage Renal Disease

Gout

Hyperkalemia

IgAN

Kidney Transplantation

Metabolic Acidosis

Nephrology Times

HER2 Breast Cancer

HR Breast Cancer

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Genetics & Breast Cancer

Breast Cancers Today

Atherosclerotic Disease

Atrial Fibrillation

Heart Failure

Hypertension

Interventional Cardiology

Lipid Management

Practice Tips With Dr. Lichaa

Preventive Cardiology

Stroke

Cardiology

Breast Cancer

Gynecologic Cancer

Head and Neck Cancer

Skin Cancer

Sleep

Urology

Diabetes

Ophthalmology

— Demodex Blepharitis

Neurology

Rheumatology

Gastroenterology

Pulmonology

Infectious Diseases

— HIV

Health and Wellness

Lupus

Future of Medicine

Orthopedics

Pharmacology

Career News

More

Conferences

CardioNerds

The Sleep Source With Dr. Morse

Rheumatology Rounds With Dr. Maheswaranathan

Partners

Expert Interviews

Subscribe