A cross-sectional study of breast cancer biomarkers among shift working nurses

OBJECTIVES: In 2007, the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified long-term shift work as a probable carcinogen, with the strongest evidence for breast cancer. One proposed mechanism involves night-time light exposure and decreases in melatonin, a circadian rhythmic hormone. It is hypo...

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Main Authors: Langley, Annie R, Graham, Charles H, Grundy, Anne L, Tranmer, Joan E, Richardson, Harriet, Aronson, Kristan J
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Group 2012
Subjects:
Epidemiology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3269052/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22267710
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000532
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