Antinuclear

A recent study in the journal Environmental Health looked at 5,366 former and current flight attendants and compared them with a control group of the same age and health. More than 80 percent of the flight attendants were women. The average age of the participants was 52 and the average duration at the job was 20 years.

The authors looked at the number of cancers in the flight attendants and found a greater rate of cancer overall compared with the control group. In women, there was a 51 percent greater prevalence in breast cancer, a 2.27 times greater risk of melanoma and a 4.09 times greater risk of other types of skin cancer. The elevations of skin cancer were not as great among male flight attendants. There were also increases in the rates of uterine, cervical, gastrointestinal and thyroid cancer among female flight attendants. …….

ionizing radiation is a risk factor for breast and non-melanoma skin cancers. Cabin crews have the highest annual ionizing radiation dose out of all American workers. While I believe there is a greater risk of cancer among flight attendants, I also feel that confounding factors may make the risk less than what is reported. ….https://elkodaily.com/lifestyles/ionizing-radiation-increases-cancer-risk-for-frequent-flyers/article_2d60ccd0-c1a0-5b5c-9477-051f222e03b2.html