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To: neverdem

Would this mean that folks who work at night and sleep during the day might have an increased risk of cancer? Nurses, etc...


19 posted on 05/02/2007 5:20:33 AM PDT by syriacus (Dems removed our troops too soon from S. Korea. 30,000 US troops died in 30 mos to RE-WIN SK freedom)
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FWIW, an abstract on the subject...

Night-Shift Work and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in the Nurses’ Health Study

21 posted on 05/02/2007 5:33:20 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: syriacus
Would this mean that folks who work at night and sleep during the day might have an increased risk of cancer? Nurses, etc...

That seems to be the inference that thes folks need vit D supplementation. I'd like to to see this study, and I'd like to see the results replicated.

56 posted on 05/02/2007 10:34:26 AM PDT by neverdem (May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
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