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