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.
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The cancer rates for some aviators are higher than others. Lifelong monitoring may be the only viable solution.