BBC NewsAug 26, 10:29 AMFirst report

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.

The GuardianAug 26, 2:36 PMLatest update

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 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 cla...

BBC NewsAug 26, 10:29 AMFirst report

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.

The GuardianAug 26, 2:36 PMLatest update

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 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 cla...