HSE Research to Understand Link between Night Shifts and Breast Cancer
The debate regarding risk of breast cancer among night shift workers has created apprehensions in the UK, and has prompted the HSE to commence research to explore the risk further.
The Chief Medical Officer of HSE, Dr. John Osmond has reported to the BBC that his organisation has appointed a reputed epidemiologist to find out whether this disease is found more in women who work at night. He said that the report is expected by the end of 2011.
The HSE has taken this initiative after the Danish Government reacted to the seriousness of the matter and began paying compensation to women who have developed the disease after working in night shifts for a long time.
The decision to commence disbursement of the compensation was prompted by the ruling of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) establishing the link between breast cancer and night shifts.
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Night shift work has also been found to create other health hazards for employees, who develop symptoms like uneasy sleep, exhaustion, and indigestion, and the new link will worry the HSE immensely as about one-fifth of the labour force in the UK works night shifts.
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