Flight attendant’s breast cancer was occupational disease, court rules

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

A flight attendant in France has succeeded in having her breast cancer recognized as an occupational disease, a first for the country’s aviation industry, her lawyer and a trade union said.

A French court has for the first time recognised cosmic radiation as a factor in the breast cancer of a long-serving flight attendant.

A former Air France flight attendant has had her breast cancer recognised as an occupational illness, a first in France. Judges pointed to night shifts, ionising radiation and second-hand smoke.

Former Air France stewardess Sophie Lainault has had her cancer recognised as an occupational disease.

French flight attendant wins landmark breast cancer ruling  euractiv.com

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.