Graveyard Shift Work Linked to Cancer
November 29, 2007 By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer
A taxi driver with his "For Hire" light on waits for a traffic light at night in central London, Monday, Nov. 26, 2007. Next month, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the cancer arm of the World Health Organization, will classify shift work as a "probable" carcinogen. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)
(AP) -- Like UV rays and diesel exhaust fumes, working the graveyard shift will soon be listed as a "probable" cause of cancer.
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Knightraptor - Nov 30, 2007
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Well crap. There go the IHops, Denny's, and Whataburgers I depend so much on at 3 in the morning...- report abuse
