The United Nations agency placed overnight work in the same category as anabolic steroids and ultraviolet radiation in terms of cancer risk.
Scientists suspect that overnight work could be dangerous, because it disrupts the circadian rhythm, the body's biological clock. The hormone melatonin, which can suppress tumor development, is normally produced at night.
Denmark compensates women who developed cancer on night shift
Scientists suspect that overnight work could be dangerous, because it disrupts the circadian rhythm, the body's biological clock. The hormone melatonin, which can suppress tumor development, is normally produced at night.
Denmark compensates women who developed cancer on night shift