Time Zones & Cancer Risks

Could where we live in different time zones be associated with a slightly increased risk of developing cancers that have been linked to disruptions of the biological clock? There is currently a new study that suggests this as true.

As we all know our biological clocks can become out of control, or as they call it, we can have circadian disruptions. These disruptions, such as working in the night, have been linked to an increased cancer risk, according to Dr. Neil Caporaso, an epidemiologist at the National Cancer Institute and the lead author of this study.

The disruptions experienced for …read more