The study found that air crew members had a whopping 87 percent higher chance of melanoma, and ground crews saw higher rates than average as well.
Military pilots have higher-than-average cancer rates, a new Pentagon study found, validating years of concerns raised by retired pilots. Air crew members were found to have an 87 percent higher rate of melanoma and a 39 percent higher rate of thyroid cancer, as well as raised prostate cancer and breast cancer rates, averaging to a whopping 24 percent above average.
Ground crews also had raised rates, albeit more muted, coming in at 3 percent above average, the study of about 900,000 service members found. Retired aviators have long lobbied for the Pentagon and Congress to step in, and the study itself is a by-product of a 2021 defense bill passed by Congress. The Pentagon did note that the study “does not imply that military service in air crew or ground crew occupations causes cancer” outright.
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