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  "id": 1778368,
  "title": "Flight attendants and pilots have highest risk of dying from radiation-linked cancers, study says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/flight-attendants-and-pilots-have-highest-risk-of-dying-from-1778368",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-18T18:52:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/flight-crews-cancer-risk-9.7311245"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Commercial pilots and flight attendants face higher odds of dying from radiation-linked cancers than hundreds of other professions, a landmark study suggests. Researchers point to high-altitude cosmic rays, raising calls for better awareness and tailored health screenings.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Time",
        "title": "Pilots and Flight Attendants Face a Real Cancer Risk. Frequent Flyers Shouldn’t Panic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/pilots-and-flight-attendants-face-a-real-cancer-risk-frequent-flyers",
        "published": "2026-08-17T15:30:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Flight attendants and pilots have highest risk of dying from radiation-linked cancers, study says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/flight-attendants-and-pilots-have-highest-risk-of-dying-from",
        "published": "2026-08-18T15:21:24.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}