Is your comment based on the body of the article, or the title? The article explains right near the top that it was ruling on it being classed as an occupational disease:

> Sophie Lainault...sought to have her cancer recognised as an occupational disease, brought on by conditions at work.

> This has now been confirmed in a landmark court ruling...which said that cosmic radiation was one of three carcinogenic hazards arising from her profession. The other two were passive smoking and prolonged night work.