{"id":147012,"date":"2017-01-18T14:57:01","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T14:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/is-your-job-stressful-youre-at-higher-risk-of-cancer\/"},"modified":"2017-01-18T14:57:01","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T14:57:01","slug":"is-your-job-stressful-youre-at-higher-risk-of-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/is-your-job-stressful-youre-at-higher-risk-of-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Is YOUR job stressful? You&#8217;re at higher risk of cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Researchers found that 15 years of work stress was significantly linked to cancer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><b>But there was no association for those who quit their job before this time frame<\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>The 5 forms of the disease that were linked included stomach and lung cancer<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Matthews For Mailonline<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span><br \/>\n  07:26 EST, 18 January 2017<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span><br \/>\n  07:36 EST, 18 January 2017<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-facebook\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-twitter\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-pinterest\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-gplus\">\n      <span class=\"g-interactivepost\"><br \/>\n        <a><\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-email\">\n<p>                <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-icons\" id=\"shareLinkTop\">\n            <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>     <span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"count-number\">           2<\/p>\n<p class=\"count-text\">View <br \/> comments<\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">If you&#8217;re working in a stressful job it&#8217;s not just your blood pressure at risk.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Your efforts to keep your boss happy may be pleasing them &#8211; but it leaves your body at risk of cancer<\/a>, groundbreaking new research has found.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Working in a stressful job for 15 years increases the risk of five forms of the disease, scientists warn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Job insecurity, high work load, time pressures should be considered a public health issue, experts now argue.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b9b49d869d3d874e\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"421\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Groundbreaking new research has revealed that working in a stressful job for 15 years increases the risk of cancer\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><br \/>\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b9b49d869d3d874e\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/01\/18\/12\/3C3C3A3800000578-0-image-a-27_1484742135858.jpg\" height=\"421\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Groundbreaking new research has revealed that working in a stressful job for 15 years increases the risk of cancer\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Groundbreaking new research has revealed that working in a stressful job for 15 years increases the risk of cancer<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Although stress can cause a number of physical health problems previous research suggesting it can cause cancer is weak.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Some studies have indicated a link between various psychological factors and an increased risk of developing cancer, but others have not.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But to determine the link, researchers from Quebec University measured the prevalence of cancer in men with work-related stress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, high work load and time pressure weren&#8217;t the only two factors of stress mentioned by participants.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels link-bogr1 linkro-ccox\">\n<li>\n<p>          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/01\/18\/11\/3C3AF25600000578-0-image-a-16_1484738330720.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>Girl, 4, born with no fingers or toes as a result of a rare&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/01\/18\/09\/0EBDC04700000514-0-image-m-24_1484732341919.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>Cancer could become untreatable because of superbugs, says&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/01\/18\/08\/3C3AB17A00000578-0-image-a-7_1484727783427.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>Infertile woman, 34, gives birth to her son after undergoing&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/01\/18\/01\/3C3832B700000578-0-image-m-110_1484702729493.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>Builders&#8217; higher skin cancer risk: People who regularly work&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Job insecurity, financial problems and dealing with customers were also listed by some of the 3,103 adults who had been diagnosed with cancer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Others included challenging or dangerous work conditions, employee supervision, interpersonal conflict and a difficult commute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Subjects described in detail each job held during the lifetime &#8211; including the occurrence of stress and its cause.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Significant links to stomach, lung, colon, rectal cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma were found, the study published in Preventative Medicine reports.<\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c02ef9a9a36999a4\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"472\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Significant links between stress and stomach, lung, colon, rectal cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma were found by Canadian researchers (stock)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><br \/>\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c02ef9a9a36999a4\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/01\/18\/12\/3C3C3DB200000578-0-image-a-26_1484742132223.jpg\" height=\"472\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Significant links between stress and stomach, lung, colon, rectal cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma were found by Canadian researchers (stock)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Significant links between stress and stomach, lung, colon, rectal cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma were found by Canadian researchers (stock)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">These were observed in men who had been exposed to just 15 years of work-related stress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But the links were not found in those who had been under high levels of pressure for less than 15 years.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mol-factbox-title\">STRESSED? YOU MAY GET HEART DISEASE<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A stressful life significantly increases the risk of heart disease and stroke, evidence earlier this week suggested.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Scientists at Harvard Medical School directly linked anxiety and stress to cardiovascular disease for the first time &#8211; and discovered exactly why the two are linked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Experts said the findings &#8211; the strongest yet to link mental wellbeing with physical health &#8211; suggest doctors should start treating people with chronic stress as being at risk of heart attacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The researchers believe people under stress may start smoking, overeating or drinking alcohol &#8211; known risk factors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The most stressful jobs included firefighters, industrial engineers, mechanic foremen and vehicle and railway-equipment repair workers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Study author Dr Blanc-Lapierre said: &#8216;The association between perceived workplace psychological stress &#8211; over the entire work career &#8211; and cancer among men has never been assessed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Prolonged exposure to perceived stress at work was associated with greater odds of cancer at five out of eleven sites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;While over reporting of stress by cases cannot be fully ruled out, these associations, if substantiated, would bear important public health significance.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But the researchers said the results don&#8217;t prove anything yet, and are based on a summary assessment of specific jobs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They say further research is needed to create reliable stress measurements that take all sources into account.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>            <!-- ad: http:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v2\/us\/health\/none\/article\/other\/inread_player.html --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"social-links-title\">Share or comment on this article<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"bigLinks sc-icns cleared\">\n<li class=\"facebook\">\n<p>                                    <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span><br \/>\n                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<li class=\"share\" id=\"shareLinkBottom\">\n<p>                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<li class=\"social-stats social-stats-pipe\" id=\"shareCountBottom\">\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"addCommentButton\" class=\"add-comment\">\n<p>                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>            <!-- NOTE: WARNING: render-partial is a function --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels\">\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/01\/17\/11\/3C32B57C00000578-0-image-a-37_1484652806022.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"115\" \/><span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Is this proof America is preparing for war with Russia? 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