Carcinogenicity of night shift work

In June, 2019, a Working Group of 27 scientists from 16 countries met at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon, France, to finalise their evaluation of the carcinogenicity of night shift work. This assessment will be published in volume 124 of the IARC Monographs. 1 International Agency for Research on Cancer. Volume 124: night shift work. IARC Working Group. Lyon, France; June 4–11, 2019. IARC Monogr Eval Carcinog Risk Chem Hum (in press). Google Scholar Cancer and night shift work: what we still do not know and whyThe International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) have categorised night shift work as probably carcinogenic to humans.1 This news is potentially concerning—but what does this assessment mean and, perhaps more importantly, what does it not mean? Full-Text PDF Night shift work and its carcinogenicityIn June 2019, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monographs Vol 124 Working Group classified night shift work as a probable carcinogen to humans (Group 2A).1 It was with great interest that we read their brief report in The Lancet Oncology. Full-Text PDF