Study on the Incidence of Cancer Diagnosis and Mortality among Military Aviators and Aviation Support Personnel

Abstract

This report is in response to section 750 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY) (Public Law 116283), "Study on the Incidence of Cancer Diagnosis and Mortality among Military Aviators and Aviation Support Personnel." The Act mandated a study on the incidence of cancer diagnosis and mortality among military fixed wing aviators (aircrew) and aviation support personnel (ground crew). This report presents the findings from the Phase 1-a study, which observed that military aircrew and ground crew were overall more likely to be diagnosed with cancer, but less likely to die from cancer compared to the U.S. population. A Phase 1-b study has been initiated which includes additional data from the Department of Veterans Affairs Central Cancer Registry (VACCR) as well as data from 46 State cancer registries. The findings from the Phase 1-a study and implications for the Phase 2 study are provided below.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2023
Accession Number
AD1197386

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Age Groups
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Aircrafts
  • Biliary Tract
  • Cancer
  • Commercial Pilots
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Flight Crews
  • Lymphatic Diseases
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • National Guard
  • Neoplasms
  • Nervous System
  • Personnel Management
  • Pilots
  • Prostate Cancer

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Molecular and genetic basis of cancer.