Jobs that can give you cancer

In today's 24-hour society, someone always has to work the night shift. Try to make sure that someone isn't you -- especially if you're a woman.

We've known for years now that shift work can boost the risk of diabetes, heart disease, depression, and more for men and women alike. Now, women can add one more risk to that long (and growing) list: breast cancer.

Women who work at least two nights a week have a 40 percent higher risk of the disease than those who work days, according to new research out of Denmark... and believe it or not, those are actually the lowest numbers in the study.

The risk doubles in women who work three or more nights for at least six years, and shoots up by 400 percent in women with night jobs who describe themselves as "morning people," according to the study in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Part of the problem is that shift work itself comes with a bunch of other unhealthy habits. Just try finding a place to get a healthy meal at 2 a.m., and forget finding energy for the gym after spending all night on the job.

But there's more to it than that.

Shift work throws your circadian rhythm out of whack, and that alone is a risk factor for disease. Your body also relies on those normal signals of "light" and "dark" to activate "wake" and "rest" functions -- such as the production of the hormone melatonin, which our bodies make at night.

You may know melatonin as the sleep hormone, but it does so much more than that -- and there's plenty of evidence that it can help protect against cancer.

And that's a big part of the reason shift work has been linked to cancer before, and not just breast cancer. It's such a widely recognized risk factor for so many cancers that the World Health Organization has listed it as a "probable carcinogen."

In addition, people who work nights face a higher risk of obesity, diabetes, heart problems, and more.

Some people work toward a promotion or a pay raise. If you're on the night shift, make it your goal to work toward something that's better than either: Work your way onto the day shift instead.

Speaking of cancer, I've got some news for those of you who are fighting the disease and need a little help overcoming fatigue.

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Ginseng can ease cancer fatigue



Part of the challenge of treating cancer patients isn't just treating the disease -- it's treating everything else that comes along for the ride.

There are dozens of conditions that often accompany cancer, but the one near-universal experience shared by almost all cancer patients is fatigue. It's reported in up to 90 percent of all cases.

Coffee won't help with this kind of fatigue, I'm afraid. But a little ginseng can.

In a new study, researchers gave 360 cancer patients either 2,000 milligrams of ground American ginseng root or a placebo and tracked them for eight weeks.

Over the first four weeks, there were no differences between the two groups. But by the eighth week, those given ginseng improved by an average of 20 points on a scale of fatigue symptoms, while those on a placebo only saw a 10-point change.

This is not a surprise, as other studies on ginseng and fatigue have found that it can take several weeks to kick in (even when given to non-cancer patients). If the study had lasted a little longer, the patients who got the ginseng might've seen an even bigger benefit.

Along with reducing fatigue, ginseng can also block the growth of breast and prostate cancer cells. Some studies have even shown that breast cancer patients who take ginseng have better outcomes -- especially in women who took ginseng regularly before their diagnoses.

It can also be used to help offset the effects of cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation.

Ginseng also has dozens of other uses, some with great science behind them and others that are still emerging. It's commonly used to help control blood sugar in diabetics, improve memory, stimulate the libido, and there's even evidence it may help fight the effects of aging.

It's also great for stress reduction -- something both cancer patients and non-cancer patients alike can benefit from.

As I wrote in my book "The Natural Physician's Healing Therapies," there are different forms of ginseng with different benefits. A holistic doctor can help you identify the form that's best for your case.

Since ginseng can boost energy levels, don't take it before bed, and pregnant women shouldn't take it at all.


God bless,

Dr. Mark Stengler

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