Working at Night Can Cause Cancer
The night shifts are very common in our daily lives. Many doctors, nurses, transport workers, janitors, bartenders, etc.., Earn their living by working at night is to cover a vacant shift or even the need of the actual task they perform, which necessarily must be done at night.
But a recent study warning us about the night work, for not only affect our social life (to sleep during the day and be awake during the night our social life is distorted, as most people live in the light of sun), but can have a significant medical risk.
This is one of the most important and dangerous diseases that medicine called: cancer. The study conducted by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), persons performing night shifts are nearly twice as likely to develop cancer than someone who works days.
Although this probability scientists described as “moderate” and indicated the need for a greater depth in the field to determine its causes, the data is very worrying and makes you think about this controversial issue of working hours at night.
Tentatively scientists assume that this trend is due to the alteration of the biological clock, which makes our genes capable of developing tumors increase their potential for their development.
We must be realistic, many activities must be conducted at night. A hospital can not stop working, no fire departments. The only thing I can recommend is to try to cover day shifts, and if the need is pressing and are required to work during the night, the onus is on employers, because those who work during these shifts are very concerned and need to be adequately remunerated.