Via Gerard Robertson, GNZ have been invited to participate in the below American, glider pilot specific skin cancer survey. Please consider responding to assist in this research.
Hi! My name is Ilana Breen, student glider pilot and fourth year medical student at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. I have developed this research study in partnership with the Mayo Clinic Division of Aerospace Medicine, Mayo Clinic Department of Dermatology, and the SSA. We are delighted to invite you to participate in this research study about skin cancer in glider pilots, including the possible role of ultraviolet and cosmic radiation exposure in aviators. You are being invited to participate because you are a member of the Soaring Society of America.
The aim of the study is to improve understanding of skin cancer risk in glider pilots. Our goal is to publish this data in the SSA magazine (in addition to the scientific literature) so that our findings may help inform glider pilots about skin cancer risk.
Your completion of the following survey serves as your consent to participate.
Click here to take the survey!
The survey should take no more than 7 minutes.
Thank you! Hope to see you sometime in the clouds!
Sincerely,
Ilana Breen - Year 4 medical student and aviation enthusiast
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Class of 2021
SSA member and student glider pilot
P.S. There are no foreseeable risks associated with the research study. We will not ask for personal identifying information (name, date of birth, etc.). If you have any questions about this research study, you can contact me at [email protected]. If you have any concerns, complaints, or general questions about research or your rights as a participant, please contact the Mayo Institutional Review Board (IRB) to speak to someone independent of the research team at 507-266-4000 or toll free at 866-273-4681.