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Late Shift Work Linked to Cancer
By MARIA CHENG,
AP
Posted: 2007-11-29 14:58:46
LONDON (Nov. 29) - It was once scientific heresy to suggest that smoking contributed to lung cancer. Now, another idea initially dismissed as nutty is gaining acceptance: the graveyard shift might increase your cancer risk.
Next month, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the cancer arm of the World Health Organization, will classify shift work as a "probable" carcinogen.
That will put shift work in the same category as cancer-causing agents like anabolic steroids, ultraviolet radiation, and diesel engine exhaust.
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/late-shift-work-linked-to-cancer/20071129124009990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001
By MARIA CHENG,
AP
Posted: 2007-11-29 14:58:46
LONDON (Nov. 29) - It was once scientific heresy to suggest that smoking contributed to lung cancer. Now, another idea initially dismissed as nutty is gaining acceptance: the graveyard shift might increase your cancer risk.
Next month, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the cancer arm of the World Health Organization, will classify shift work as a "probable" carcinogen.
That will put shift work in the same category as cancer-causing agents like anabolic steroids, ultraviolet radiation, and diesel engine exhaust.
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/late-shift-work-linked-to-cancer/20071129124009990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001