Melatonin, night shift workers and cancer

Melatonin might help night shift workers lower cancer risk, study says
Night shift workers face an increased risk of cancer, as their disrupted sleep cycle causes wear and tear on their DNA. But taking melatonin might help ward off this risk, a new study suggests.
Night shift workers can reduce cancer risk by taking melatonin: study
Scientists say melatonin supplements may help offset cancer-causing DNA damage linked to shift work. The post Night shift workers can reduce cancer risk by taking melatonin: study appeared first on Talker.
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Commentary: A salute to the night-shift workers — Danny Tyree
It’s not just biology. Needing to sleep in the daytime is like blood in the water attracting sharks. Neighbor Jones decides to crank up a diesel lawnmower for his AstroTurf lawn. Door-to-door salesmen come by hawking solar-powered anvils. Faulty GPS leads homecoming parades down cul-de-sacs. And so forth.
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Tyree: Shall we salute night-shift workers?
My wife’s sister and her husband have for years both worked third shift (a.k.a. “the graveyard shift”), and they seem to be in good company.
Melatonin supplementation may help offset DNA damage linked to night shift work
Melatonin supplementation may help offset the DNA damage associated with night shift work by boosting the body's ability to repair it, suggest the findings of a small clinical trial published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine.
Melatonin Improves DNA Damage Repair Capacity in Night Shift Workers
For night shift workers, melatonin supplementation seems to improve oxidative DNA damage repair capacity, according to a study published online Feb. 24 in Occupational & Environmental Medicine. Umaimah Zanif,
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Working the night shift may be impacting your health
We know that working the night shift can be harmful to the body. But a new study in the British Medical Journal shows taking melatonin can reduce the damage. People who work the night shift have a ...
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Tyree: A salute to night-shift workers
My wife’s sister and her husband have for years both worked third shift (a.k.a. “the graveyard shift”), and they seem to be ...