Nighttime use of special spectacles or light bulbs that block blue light may reduce the risk of cancer

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 324-325

  Alpert, Martin ^a   Carome, Edward ^a   Kubulins, Vilnis ^a   Hansler, Richard ^a  

^a JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ARTICLE; BLUE LIGHT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; JET LAG; LIGHT EXPOSURE; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK REDUCTION; SLEEP; SPECTACLES;

COLOR; EYEGLASSES; FILTRATION; LIGHT; NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED;

NESOVITREA ELECTRINA;

EID: 67649612531     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.02.027     Document Type: Article

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