Does night work increase the risk of breast cancer? A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies

Cancer Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 197-206

  Jia, Yijun ^a   Lu, Yunshu ^a   Wu, Kejin ^a   Lin, Qing ^a   Shen, Wei ^a   Zhu, Mingjie ^a   Huang, Shuo ^a   Chen, Jian ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer incidence; Meta analysis; Night work

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DISEASE; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENARCHE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NIGHT WORK; PARITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHIFT WORKER; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84876329009     PISSN: 18777821     EISSN: 1877783X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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