Horrifying study
Updated on October 2, 2024, 8:19 a.m
Working full-time increases the risk of developing cancer, according to a new study. (Archive image) © KEYSTONE/ENNIO LEANZA
A study has shown that a 100 percent workload increases the risk of cancer. Women are particularly affected.
Full-time employees have an increased risk of cancer. As researchers at the University of Freiburg showed in a new study, employees who work 100 percent of their time are more likely to develop cancer than people with other careers. The reasons for this are unclear.
However, this applies more to women, as the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) announced on Wednesday. The SNSF supported the study, which has now been published in the journal “Scientific Reports”. According to the study, women who work full-time have a significantly higher risk of cancer than women who look after the home and children full-time. But self-employed men are also less likely to get cancer than employed men.
Career paths of more than 12,500 people analyzed
The researchers came to this conclusion by analyzing the career paths of over 12,500 women and men born between 1915 and 1945 from 14 countries in Europe and comparing these people with cancer.
Why this is the case will now be clarified in further studies. (sda/edited by mbo)
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