Shift Work and Breast Cancer

The rates of shift work outside of daylight hours have increased in recent years, and nighttime shift work is now considered a potential carcinogenic occupational exposure. Light at night exposure, lower melatonin production, and the production of stress-related mediators disrupt normal sleep–wake c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sarah Gehlert, Mark Clanton, on behalf of the Shift Work and Breast Cancer Strategic Advisory Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/24/9544