NDLI: Cancer mortality among German aircrew: second follow-up

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Author	Zeeb, Hajo Hammer, Gaël P. Langner, Ingo Schafft, Thomas Bennack, Sabrina Blettner, Maria
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	Aircrew members are exposed to cosmic radiation and other specific occupational factors. In a previous analysis of a large cohort of German aircrew, no increase in cancer mortality or dose-related effects was observed. In the present study, the follow-up of this cohort of 6,017 cockpit and 20,757 cabin crew members was extended by 6 years to 2003. Among male cockpit crew, the resulting all-cancer standardized mortality ratio (SMR) (n = 127) is 0.6 (95% CI 0.5–0.8), while for brain tumors it is 2.1 (95% CI 1.0–3.9). The cancer risk is significantly raised (RR = 2.2, 95% CI 1.2–4.1) among cockpit crew members employed 30 years or more compared to those employed less than 10 years. Among both female and male cabin crew, the all-cancer SMR and that for most individual cancers are close to 1. The SMR for breast cancer among female crew is 1.2 (95% CI 0.8–1.8). Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma among male cabin crew is increased (SMR 4.2; 95% CI 1.3–10.8). However, cancers associated with radiation exposure are not raised in the cohort. It is concluded that among cockpit crew cancer mortality is low, particularly for lung cancer. The positive trend of all cancer with duration of employment persists. The increased brain cancer SMR among cockpit crew requires replication in other cohorts. For cabin crew, cancer mortality is generally close to population rates. Cosmic radiation dose estimates will allow more detailed assessments, as will a pooling of updated aircrew studies currently in planning.
Starting Page	187
Ending Page	194
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0301634X
Journal	Radiation and Environmental Biophysics
Volume Number	49
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	14322099
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2009-10-16
Publisher Place	Berlin/Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Ecosystems Environmental Physics Environmental Monitoring/Analysis Biophysics and Biological Physics Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Biophysics Environmental Science Radiation

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