https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/missileers/
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Missile Community
A perimeter check around a missile
alert facility
Source: U.S. Air Force
Over the last few decades, the missile community has raised concerns about the risk of cancer, including Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL), among the missile-related career fields compared to the rest of the Air Force and the general population.
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Current study efforts
USAFSAM, as requested by Air Force Global Strike Command, began a study to address cancer concerns in the missile community. This Department of Defense (DOD) study is described in detail here: Missile Community Cancer Study. This study will formally address specific cancer concerns raised by community members across related career fields and examine the potential for unusual patterns of cancers at intercontinental ballistic missile bases.
This study includes collaborators from the DOD, the Air Force Global Strike Command, the Defense Health Agency, the Air Force Aerospace School of Medicine, VA’s Health Outcomes Military Exposures, VA Oncology Program and VA’s Benefits Administration.