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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
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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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 - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.22034/APJCP.2016.17.10.4661
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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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