Airplane pilots have an increased incidence of skin cancer
Multiple epidemiological studies indicate that airline and military pilots experience an increased incidence of skin cancers such as malignant melanoma, likely related to occupational exposures.
The claim is specific and falsifiable, passing Step 0. The retrieved papers include several empirical studies (e.g., studies on commercial pilots, German aircrews, and US Air Force fighter aviators) documenting elevated rates of melanoma and skin cancer among pilots compared to control populations. Therefore, the evidence supports the claim.
Vilhjálmur Rafnsson, Jón Hrafnkelsson, Hrafn Tulinius. Incidence of cancer among commercial airline pilots. 2000. https://doi.org/10.1136/oem.57.3.175
Found a significantly high standardized incidence ratio for malignant melanoma of the skin among commercial airline pilots.
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S. Dreger, D. Wollschläger, T. Schafft, G. Hammer, M. Blettner, H. Zeeb. Cohort study of occupational cosmic radiation dose and cancer mortality in German aircrew, 1960–2014. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2019-106165
Observed an elevated, though statistically modest, increase in malignant melanoma among aircrew members.
Webber BJ, Tacke CD, Wolff GG, Rutherford AE, Erwin WJ, Escobar JD, Simon AA, Reed BH, Whitaker JG, Gambino-Shirley KJ, Stuever DM. Cancer Incidence and Mortality Among Fighter Aviators in the United States Air Force.. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1097/jom.0000000000002353
Demonstrated that US Air Force fighter aviators have a greater incidence of and higher odds for developing melanoma skin cancer compared to the general population and other officers.
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