A Chinese study released in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention showed that women who work the night shift, or irregular hours are one fifth more likely to develop cancers, particularly skin, breast, and lung cancers. This is significant for US residents because according to the CDC as many as 15 million of our workers work the night shift. We already know from other studies that the night shift is linked to increased risk of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease because it significantly disrupts the body’s circadian rhythm, or internal clock. Now before you say that the research was only applied to Chinese people, you need to know that the research team looked at over 3.9 Million participants and more than 114,000 cancer cases. The patient demographic varied as participants were from Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. This just goes to show how important Good quality sleep is. This Stay Young Medical Minute is brought to you by Executive Medicine of Texas a global leader in preventative and proactive healthcare. Visit EMTexas.com or call 800-910-EXEC That’s EMTexas.com or 800-910- E-X-E-C.
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