Open AccessMust pilots permanently quit flying career after treatment for colorectal cancer? - Medical waiver for Air Force pilots with colorectal cancer: Three case reports
Author(s) -
Guo-Li Gu,
Fu-Xiao Duan,
Zhi Zhang,
Xueming Wei,
Li Cui,
Bo Zhang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i4.790
Subject(s) - waiver , medicine , colorectal cancer , cancer , medical emergency , general surgery , political science , law
Colorectal cancer (CRC) could seriously threaten the physical and mental health of pilots. Shall they end their flying after treatment of CRC? With this study, we investigated the possibility of a gradual medical waiver for such pilots to fly aircrafts again after treatment of CRC.