tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518052123607266716.post8335059279531060497..comments2023-11-03T02:32:12.233-07:00Comments on The Bayesian Heresy: Shift work may cause cancerMarshall Jevonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18150733296966489030noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518052123607266716.post-3721018656595579892008-01-08T17:26:00.000-08:002008-01-08T17:26:00.000-08:00Be careful in interpreting this. The study found ...Be careful in interpreting this. The study found a correlation, not a causal relationship. What is behind this modest increased risk, for specific types of cancers, for certain workers in a few specific industries? We don't know. Could be shiftwork, or the shiftworkers' behavior, or their industrial environment.<BR/><BR/>Until further research is done, shiftworkers and their employers should take reasonable steps, based on the best scientific evidence, to protect alertness, health and safety. Shiftworker lifestyle training should be a no-brainer. (I wrote about shiftworker lifestyle training in my recent post to our blog at http://shiftworkinformation.blogspot.com/2008/01/shiftworker-lifestyle-training-fatigue.html).<BR/><BR/>Ed Coburn<BR/>Executive Director<BR/>National Shiftwork Information Center<BR/>www.ShiftworkInformation.blogspot.comEd Coburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854068227149674520noreply@blogger.com