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Cohort study of occupational cosmic radiation dose and cancer mortality in German aircrew, 1960-2014.

Steffen DregerDaniel WollschlägerThomas SchafftGaël P HammerMaria BlettnerHajo Zeeb
Published in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2020)
There was no evidence for significant dose-response patterns for the considered cancer types. Interpretation of results remains difficult as cumulative dose is closely related to age. Future work should focus on investigating radiation jointly with other risk factors that may contribute to risks for specific cancers among aircrew.
Keyphrases
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