Higher rates of cancer in military pilots and ground crew, Pentagon study finds

Navy aviator Jim Seaman died of lung cancer at the age of 61 (Betty Seaman via AP)

A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and the ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch their aircraft.

The data had long been sought by retired military aviators who have raised alarms for years about the number of air and ground crew members they knew who had cancer.