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Military aircrew 24% more likely to get cancer, local nonprofit steps up to help
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Military aircrew 24% more likely to get cancer, local nonprofit steps up to help
Gatlin and Breen Hardin with their four daughters. Gatlin, a helicopter pilot in the Navy, was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer at 36. The numbers are shocking. Military aircrew face a 24% higher cancer rate than the general population, according to a 2024 study by the Department of Defense. Cancer rates are 87% higher for melanoma, 39% higher for thyroid cancer, 16% higher for prostate cancer and 16% higher for breast cancer in women. In add…
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