Breast cancer tails to make Industrial Injuries list

摘要

The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council has concluded that neither breast cancer nor ischaemic heart disease (IHD) fulfil the criteria of the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit scheme, following a review of the link between both diseases and shift-working.rnThe Council undertook a review of evidence following a decision in March 2009 by the Danish National Board for Industrial Injuries to allow compensation to women who developed breast cancer following night-shift work (typically of more than 20 years). The Council also noted a growing body of evidence relating to the possible association between shift working and IHD.