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Abstract:
Several studies have shown elevated prostate cancer risk in civilian and military aviators and aircrew, while other studies have demonstrated no increased risk. The majority of these investigations compared aviators/aircrew to the general population. The objective of this study was to determine prostate cancer risk among enlisted aircrew in the United States Air Force (USAF) utilizing comparable cohorts of aircrew and nonaircrew. This retrospective analysis identified cases of prostate cancer from the Automated Cancer Tumor Registry of the Department of Defense cross-referenced with official USAF personnel records to identify enlisted aircrew and nonaircrew. A nested case-control analysis was performed to determine prostate cancer risk; this analysis showed no difference between the two groups. No difference was noted when rank/grade, race, and Air Force career group were taken into account. The findings of this study suggest that USAF enlisted aviators did not carry an excess risk of prostate cancer during the study period when measured against a comparable reference group of enlisted airmen.
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Special rept. Jul 2010-Jun 2011 |
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15 |
| Report Date: |
30 Jun 2011 |
| Report Number: |
A674165 |
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