http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/conditions/06/04/cancer.nightshifts.reut/

Nurses who work regular night shifts have a higher risk of colon cancer,
a study found, suggesting a relationship between the amount of sunlight
exposure and the cancer. 

The study by researchers at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and
Women's Hospital in Boston supports earlier research that found women who
work night shifts have a higher risk of breast cancer. 

"Because night-shift work has become very common in developed countries,
future studies should assess the relationship of light exposure to the
risk of other cancers and consider the risks in men," they wrote in their
report, 

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