A Narrative Review of the Carcinogenic Effect of Night Shift and the Potential Protective Role of Melatonin.

C Lingas, Elvina

doi:10.7759/cureus.43326

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A Narrative Review of the Carcinogenic Effect of Night Shift and the Potential Protective Role of Melatonin.

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Elvina C Lingas

Abstract

Since the IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) announcement in 2007 indicating the possibility of night-shift work carrying carcinogenesis risk, multiple studies on a global level have been conducted to investigate the correlation between night-shift work and cancer development. Circad...

Subject

breast cancer prevention

cancer risk

disability & cancer prevention

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