Research offers insights on how night shift work increases cancer risk | WSU Insider
March 8, 2021 Findings from the study suggest that night shift workers are at increased risk of developing cancer because night shifts disrupt natural 24-hour rhythms in the activity of certain cancer-related genes. By Judith Van Dongen WSU Health Sciences Spokane Office of Research SPOKANE, Wash. – New clues as to why night shift workers are at increased risk of developing certain types of cancer are presented in a new study conducted at Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane. Journal of Pineal Research, the study involved a controlled laboratory experiment that used healthy ...
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