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Reading in dim light increases the risk of cancer.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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3 sources for · 0 against

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Is it true that reading in dim light increases the risk of cancer?

Unclear. The retrieved items link artificial light at night and circadian disruption to increased cancer risk, but none addresses reading in dim light specifically, so the claim is only indirectly and partially supported.

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The private library was unavailable for some searches in this check. Missing library results are not evidence against the claim.

Evidence for · 3
Exposure to artificial light at night and risk of cancer: where do we go from here? | British Journal of Cancer
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Exposure to artificial light at night and risk of cancer: where do we go from here? | British Journal of Cancer. (n.d.). nature.com. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41416-020-01231-7

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Artificial Light at Night and Cancer: Global Study -
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Artificial Light at Night and Cancer: Global Study - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.22034/APJCP.2016.17.10.4661

Night shift work and breast cancer: from etiopathology to precision risk analysis.
2025
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S, V., T, F., Y, P., G, S., & C, F. (2025). Night shift work and breast cancer: from etiopathology to precision risk analysis.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41523-025-00863-3

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