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McClatchy Washington Bureau
McClatchy Washington Bureau
National
Tara Copp and Shirsho Dasgupta

Are fighter pilots at greater risk for prostate cancer? The Air Force is now asking

WASHINGTON _ The Air Force has begun to look at whether there's increased risk for prostate cancer among its fighter pilots. A new investigation by McClatchy shows just how serious the problem may be.

The fighter pilot study was requested by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein after he was contacted by concerned veterans service organizations in 2018, according to the report obtained by McClatchy.

At the heart of the Air Force study was a question of whether extended exposure in the cockpit to radiation may be linked to increased risk of prostate cancer.

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