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Former Air France stewardess Sophie Lainault has had her cancer recognised as an occupational disease.
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Former Air France stewardess Sophie Lainault has had her cancer recognised as an occupational disease.
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Source: BBC News. Published 26 Aug 2026, 10:29 am.
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