Comment: Glad for them; Missileers need help as well.
In all of this, a basic question: What part of the general public is exposed to as many chemicals, fuels, fumes, toxic substances as military personnel?
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/federal-study-cancer-risk-military-aviators/
Aug. 15, 2025 | By Rachel S. Cohen
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An independent federal study will assess whether military aviators are at higher risk of cancer than the general public under a new law enacted this week.
President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Aviator Cancer Examination Study Act into law Aug. 14. The “ACES” Act directs the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, in partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs, to delve into how often Active-Duty pilots and aircrews who have served in the armed forces are diagnosed with cancer and how often the illness is fatal.
The study follows a recent Pentagon analysis that found aircrews are 24 percent more likely to be diagnosed with cancer than Americans overall. An earlier look at Air Force pilots alone found higher rates of certain cancers as well.
The legislation was championed by Reps. August Pfluger (R-Texas) and Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) in the House and Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) in the Senate. Pfluger first introduced the ACES Act in 2022.
