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Jun

EMFSA May 2024 Newsletter

June 1, 2024
Image EMFSA In this newsletter, we explore the rising rates of colorectal cancer among young people. Be sure to read ‘An Illustration of Modern Life,’ which provides a glimpse into the life of a child in today’s world Read more at: https://mailchi.mp/emfsa/colorectal-cancer
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02
Oct

Artificial Light at Night and Cancer: Global Study

October 2, 2021
Al-Naggar RA, Anil Sh. Artificial Light at Night and Cancer: Global Study. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2016;17(10):4661-4664. Published 2016 Oct 1. doi:10.22034/apjcp.2016.17.10.4661 Abstract Background: Artificial light at night (ALAN) has been linked to increased risk of cancers in body sites like the breast and colorectum. However exposure of ALAN as an environmental risk factor and...
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05
Jul

IARC Monographs evaluation of the carcinogenicity of night shift work

July 5, 2019
5 July 2019 The results of the recent IARC Monographs evaluation of the carcinogenicity of night shift work have now been published in The Lancet Oncology. This summary article presents the conclusions of the IARC Monographs Meeting 124. Shift work involving circadian disruption was previously evaluated by the IARC Monographs, in 2007. In this updated evaluation, the Working Group chose the...
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03
Jun

Colorectal Cancer Soaring in Young Adults; Are Smartphones in the Mix? Epidemiologist De-Kun Li Wants To Know

June 3, 2019
Re-posted from Microwave News https://microwavenews.com/news-center/de-kun-li-crc The following may well make you think twice before putting a phone in your pocket again. Americans in their 20s are getting more colon and rectal cancer. Those born in 1990 now face four times the risk of developing rectal cancer and twice the risk of colon cancer, compared to...
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