Long term shift work a risk factor for breast cancer

08. 07. 2013 | ecancer.org

A new study has found that long-term night shift work in a diverse mix of occupations is associated with increased breast cancer risk. The results have just been published in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine [1]

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A number of studies have suggested that people who carry out night shift work over a long period are likely to be at higher risk of developing several different cancers.

Most of these have focused on breast cancer, and some meta-analyses have suggested that women who work night shifts may be at as much as 40-50% higher risk of developing this disease than those who do not.

Read the whole article at ecancer.org

Reference

  1. Grundy A, Richardson H, et al. Increased risk of breast cancer associated with long-term shift work in Canada. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2013; 70(12): 831–838. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2013-101482.

klíčová slova: shift work, night shifts, breast cancer