Mortality from cancer and other causes among male airline cockpit crew in Europe.

Airline pilots and flight engineers are exposed to ionizing radiation of cosmic origin and other occupational and life-style factors that may influence their health status and mortality. In a cohort study in 9 European countries we studied the mortality of this occupational group. Cockpit crew cohorts were identified and followed-up in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Norway and Sweden, including a total of 28,000 persons.

Cancer incidence among 10,211 airline pilots: a Nordic study.

Background: Commercial airline pilots are exposed to cosmic radiation and other potentially carcinogenic elements during work and leisure activities.

Hypothesis: Work-related factors affect cancer pattern of the pilots.

Methods: A cohort of 10,051 male and 160 female airline pilots from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden was followed for cancer incidence through the national cancer registries.

Incidence of cancer among Nordic airline pilots over five decades: occupational cohort study.

Objective: To assess the incidence of cancer among male airline pilots in the Nordic countries, with special reference to risk related to cosmic radiation.

Design: Retrospective cohort study, with follow up of cancer incidence through the national cancer registries.

Setting: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Cancer incidence in airline and military pilots in Sweden 1961-1996.

Background: Aircraft pilots are exposed to several agents that may be associated with an increased risk of cancer. Previous studies regarding cancer incidence and mortality in aircraft pilots have not shown a consistent pattern. The aim of this study was to describe the cancer incidence in male Swedish airline and military pilots considering flight hours and aircraft type.