Cancer/Leukemia

[amd87]

I'm 17 and my father was recently diagnosed with Leukemia. The doctors say that it is not going to be life threatening since they caught it so early, and he will be going to a hospital for treatment which specifically deals with Leukemia. Either way since they can't completely cure it, he will be "living with cancer" for the rest of his life, having to go get treatment every so often.

As I was researching the disease, I became curious as to how being diagnosed with cancer would affect a pilot. If a professional pilot was diagnosed with cancer, but was able to overcome it or "live with it", would that disqualify him or her from holding their medical certificates?

Thanks,
Adam

[Cosmo1999]

check this out Cancer is a disqualifying condition however all hope is not always lost if one is diagnosed with it. check out the link for full details on the consequences and how to possibly get your medical back after having cancer

[Doug Taylor]

There are pilots at my company that have been diagnosed, fought and then back on the seniority list after eradicating it.

Plus, we've got a pilot who was involved in a nuclear accident aboard a submarine, got cancer, fought it and then years later got hired.