The Cancer Survivors Network (CSN) is a peer support community for cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, families, and friends! CSN is a safe place to connect with others who share your interests and experiences.
Pilots with increased exposure to radiation?

As a former Navy pilot and career professional pilot (post military) I have had the dubious honor of joining this forum as a survior of kidney cancer. I am curious of any other professional pilots who may be members here. Recently I read an article about the amount of radiation received by pilots and crews operating at high altitudes and particularly those flying circumpolar flights. I have about 8000 hours of flight times roughly half of which is high altitude flight. There was no history of Kidney cancer in my family. Thanks in advance.
Jack
Discussion Boards
- All Discussion Boards
- 6 Cancer Survivors Network Information
- 6 Welcome to CSN
- 122.5K Cancer specific
- 2.8K Anal Cancer
- 455 Bladder Cancer
- 311 Bone Cancers
- 1.6K Brain Cancer
- 28.6K Breast Cancer
- 407 Childhood Cancers
- 27.9K Colorectal Cancer
- 4.6K Esophageal Cancer
- 1.2K Gynecological Cancers (other than ovarian and uterine)
- 13K Head and Neck Cancer
- 6.4K Kidney Cancer
- 681 Leukemia
- 802 Liver Cancer
- 4.2K Lung Cancer
- 5.1K Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin)
- 242 Multiple Myeloma
- 7.2K Ovarian Cancer
- 69 Pancreatic Cancer
- 493 Peritoneal Cancer
- 5.6K Prostate Cancer
- 1.2K Rare and Other Cancers
- 544 Sarcoma
- 743 Skin Cancer
- 659 Stomach Cancer
- 192 Testicular Cancer
- 1.5K Thyroid Cancer
- 5.9K Uterine/Endometrial Cancer
- 6.4K Lifestyle Discussion Boards