Australian pilots not at greater risk of skin cancer: study

No Icarus worries for Aussies, unlike their European and North American counterparts
Staff writer
Pilots

Australian commercial pilots do not have a higher risk of invasive melanoma than the general population — unlike their European and North American counterparts, a study suggests.

A team from the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, analysed medical records of more than 20,000 male pilots registered with the Australian aviation authority between 2011 and 2016.