French Court Rules Flight Attendants’ Breast Cancer Is Occupational Illness
A French appeals court has ruled that breast cancer contracted by flight attendants qualifies as an occupational illness, citing prolonged exposure to cosmic radiation at high altitudes. The landmark decision establishes a new legal precedent for workplace health claims in the aviation industry.
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Radiation link in flight attendant's breast cancer, French court finds
Former Air France stewardess Sophie Lainault has had her cancer recognised as an occupational disease.
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Sophie Lainault, who worked for Air France, wins legal case linking illness to more than 12,600 hours on flights A flight attendant in France has succeeded in having her breast cancer recognised as an occupational disease, a first for the country’s aviation industry, her lawyer and a trade union said. The ruling, which recognised that Sophie Lainault, a former flight attendant for Air France, had frequently worked at night and been exposed to passive smoking, could pave the way for similar cl...
By Agence France-Presse in Paris
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French flight attendant wins landmark breast cancer ruling
Read full article →Radiation link in flight attendant’s breast cancer, French court finds
A French court has for the first time recognised cosmic radiation as a factor in the breast cancer of a long-serving flight attendant.
By Emmanuel Tetteh
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