Air Force expanding review of cancers for service members
The initial study was launched in response to reports that many who served are now ill.
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The initial study was launched in response to reports that many who served are now ill.
The Air Force is investigating potential elevated cancer rates among personnel who worked with nuclear missiles, prompted by reports of illnesses among missile launch officers.
The Air Force is expanding its study of whether service members who worked with nuclear missiles have had unusually high rates of cancer after a preliminary review determined that a deeper examination is needed. The review was launched in response to reports that many who served are now ill. The Air Force isn’t making its initial findings of cancer numbers public for a month or so. Medical teams conducted thousands of tests of the air, water, soil and surface areas at its three nuclear missile bases in Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming. Samples came back clean in Montana and Wyoming, wit...
The Air Force is expanding its study of whether service members who worked with nuclear missiles have had unusually high rates of cancer after a preliminary review determined that a
The expanded Air Force study will consider a broader range of career fields as well as an additional base.