Study: Female workers at night are more susceptible to breast cancer
A recent medical study showed that working night shifts for long periods of time may double a woman’s risk of breast cancer.
The Canadian study found that nurses, care and communications workers are more susceptible to breast cancer
Compared to women working in other fields whose jobs do not require night-shift hours.
The study, published by the British Medical Journal, followed the careers of more than 1,100 women for many years
She came to the conclusion that working at night seriously affects women’s health.
Doctors believe that artificial lighting interferes with chemicals in the body, which leads to the growth of some tumors
Activating cancer cells that may be dormant in the body.
Although many people work at night, the effect of this is particularly more harmful to women, as there is irregularity
Sleeping hours may also lead to an imbalance in the level of hormones and accelerate the secretion of some negative chemicals in her body.
It is worth noting that Denmark is the first country in the world to treat breast cancer as a result
Work at night: A work-related injury that requires health and financial compensation.
