Graveyard Shift Work Linked to Cancer

November 29th, 2007 in Medicine & Health / Cancer
Graveyard Shift Work Linked to Cancer (AP)

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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