IARC 2019: “Night shift work” is probably carcinogenic: What about disturbed chronobiology in all walks of life?

Abstract In June of 2019, a working group convened by the International Agency for Research on Cancer [IARC] concluded that “night shift work” is probably carcinogenic to humans (a Group 2A carcinogen). This was based on sufficient evidence of cancer and strong mechanistic evidence in experimental a...

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Main Authors: Thomas C. Erren, Peter Morfeld, J. Valérie Groß, Ursula Wild, Philip Lewis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12995-019-0249-6