Studies show pilots and cabin crewmembers are more likely than the general public to develop serious, and sometimes fatal, skin cancers
Although pilots and cabin crewmembers have a lower risk of dying from cancer than the general public, studies show their incidence of melanoma — the most serious form of skin cancer — is significantly higher, as is their risk of dying of the disease, according to numerous studies in recent years.1
Aviation Medicine, In Sight, Managing Editor’s Notebook
One pilot’s battle against the most serious form of skin cancer.
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NTSB investigators blame the pilot’s sudden cardiac event for the crash of an emergency medical services helicopter.
Aviation Medicine, Human Factors, News
A substantial number of pilots and controllers say they have withheld information about medical problems, or know a colleague who did, a Norwegian study says.
