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French ruling spotlights breast cancer as an occupational disease

The Hindu National · DistrictNews · 2026-08-28

French ruling spotlights breast cancer as an occupational disease

French ruling spotlights breast cancer as an occupational disease. In a first for France’s aviation industry, a court in Bayonne has recognised it. The landmark ruling came in July this year after Sophie Lainault, a former flight attendant, took her case to court. The 59-year-old had accumulated 12,600 flight hours, 6,500 of them at night, between 1989 and 2019 for Air France. A French court recognizes breast cancer as an occupational disease for flight attendants, highlighting risks from night shifts and radiation.

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