Women Work Night Shifts At Risk Of Cancer

Night shift work was associated with women having an increased risk of breast, skin, and gastrointestinal cancer, according to a review of various studies.Xuelei Ma and colleagues performed a meta-analysis using data from 61 articles comprising 114,628 cancer cases and 3,909,152 participants from North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia.

women working night shifts are at increased risk of cancer
- many cancers, including breast, skin and gastrointestinal cancers are associated with women working in night shifts
- nurses are at the highest risk of breast cancer

Women Who Do Night Shifts May Be At Risk Of Cancer

The risk of breast, skin, and gastrointestinal cancer is higher in women, who do night shifts than those who work during the day. Read More

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