Do airline pilots and cabin crew have raised risks of melanoma and other skin cancers? Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Br J Dermatol
; 181(1): 55-64, 2019 07.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Airline pilots and cabin crew are potentially exposed to hazardous ultraviolet and cosmic radiation, which may increase their risk of melanoma and other skin cancers.OBJECTIVES:
To establish precise risks of melanoma and keratinocyte cancer (KC) for airline pilots and for cabin crew based on all studies published to date.METHODS:
We searched MEDLINE, ISI Science Citation Index, Embase, SCOPUS and CINAHL to June 2018. All studies of melanoma and KC risk and mortality in airline pilots and cabin crew compared with the general population were eligible. Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) and standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) were pooled using random effects models.RESULTS:
From 5866 papers retrieved, we reviewed 44 full-text articles, of which 12 studies with data collected mostly between the 1970s and 1990s were eligible for inclusion. The pooled SIR (pSIR) for melanoma in pilots was 2.03 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.71-2.40] and in cabin crew it was 2.12 (95% CI 1.71-2.62). For pilots, the pooled SMR for melanoma was 1.99 (95% CI 1.17-3.40) and for cabin crew it was 1.18 (95% CI 0.73-1.89). For KC, the pSIR was 1.86 (95% CI 1.54-2.25) in pilots and 1.97 (95% CI 1.25-2.96) in cabin crew. There was no evidence of study heterogeneity.CONCLUSIONS:
The available evidence shows that airline pilots and cabin crew have about twice the risk of melanoma and other skin cancers than the general population, with pilots more likely to die from melanoma. However, most of the evidence was collected several decades ago and their relevance to contemporary levels of risk is uncertain.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Cutâneas
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Exposição Ocupacional
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Medicina Aeroespacial
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Melanoma
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Doenças Profissionais
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br J Dermatol
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália