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Pilots could start wearing sun visors as their lives in bright light are reveale

Started by mhm, September 07, 2014, 04:11:52 PM

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mhm

Research showed pilots were exposed to 50 times more UV than others
Study was carried out after tests on two-hour flight from Gatwick to Malaga
Two to 10 times more low-level UV-A, also known as 'blue light' got through windshield than recommended for an eight-hour flight
Skin cancer rate for pilots is double that for ordinary people


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2746655/Pilots-start-wearing-sun-visors-lives-bright-light-revealed-skin-cancer-risk.html#ixzz3CdvcDJOq
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Mike Colon Cancer Survivor for the Time Being.
Fides In Tenebris.

viking9

I thought pilots were "ordinary" people, though I have known a few extraordinary ones.
Tom