Cancer Rates Among Former IBM Plant Workers
IBM Plant Workers Have High Rates Of Cancer. Federal health officials are getting ready to launch a massive study to find out if IBM workers at a plant in upstate New York have higher rates of cancer than other people. The study, to be conducted by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), was the topic of a … [Read more...] about Cancer Rates Among Former IBM Plant Workers
Cancer Rates Higher in Night Shift Workers
Graveyard Shift Linked to an Increased Risk of Developing Cancer. Working the overnight shift has been linked to an increased risk of developing cancer. Though the association may seem a bit far fetched, research has found that men who work the overnight shift have higher rates of prostate cancer, while women have higher rates of … [Read more...] about Cancer Rates Higher in Night Shift Workers
Dover, activists await new study on cancer rates
New Study On Cancer Rates. The state Department of Health and Senior Services will soon undertake an analysis to determine if childhood cancer rates in the township were elevated for the years 2000 to 2005. Dr. Jerald A. Fagliano, an epidemiologist with the health department, said the analysis will get under way as soon … [Read more...] about Dover, activists await new study on cancer rates
