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This Profession Has An Increased Risk Of Cancer

And we understand why - by Alex Pierotti
  • 02 Aug 2018
This Profession Has An Increased Risk Of Cancer
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While flying around 24/7 may come with its perks, new research from the Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health has found that flight attendants may be at greater risk of developing several types of cancer.  

After surveying 5366 U.S. flight attendants about their health, work experience and personal characteristics, scientists compared the prevalence of cancer in their profession with the results of a survey featuring 5000 U.S. residents. 

Interestingly, results found that flight attendants had a "higher prevalence of every cancer that was examined."

“Our findings of higher rates of several cancers among flight attendants is striking given the low rates of overweight and smoking in our study population, which highlights the question of what can be done to minimise the adverse exposures and cancers common among cabin crew,” says Harvard research fellow Irina Mordukhovich.

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The team of authors put the findings down to disruption of circadian rhythms, exposure to cosmic ionising radiation and potentially exposure to chemical contaminants on aeroplanes. 

“The [European Union] already evaluates radiation exposure among flight attendants, which our findings show may be an important step toward lowering cancer risk among this work population,” continues Eileen McNeely, co-director of Harvard’s Sustainability and Health Initiative for NetPositive Enterprise Program at the Centre for Health and the Global Environment.

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Alex Pierotti is the Digital Content Editor for Men's Health Australia, with experience reporting on health, fitness and sport. With a Journalism degree from UNSW under his belt, he got his start working in TV, working on the live broadcast of the Intrust Super Shute Shield on 7TWO before making the switch to print and digital at Pacific Magazines.

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