Risk of breast cancer after night- and shift work: Current evidence and ongoing studies in Denmark

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 531-537

  Hansen, Johnni ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Circadian rhythm; Light at night; Melatonin; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; MELATONIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER RISK; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPLOYEE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MILITARY SERVICE; NIGHT WORK; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHOTOGRAPHY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; RISK FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 33645498504     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-005-9006-5     Document Type: Article

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