Disruption of the circadian system has been hypothesized to increase cancer risk, either
because of direct disruption of the molecular machinery generating circadian rhythms or …

Since the publication of the International Agency for Research on Cancer Monograph in
2007 classifying night shift work leading to a disruption of circadian rhythm as probably …

Background Studies of breast cancer in women and laboratory studies provide evidence that
shift work involving circadian rhythm disruption is a probable human carcinogen. However …

The ancient adaptation of a 24-hour circadian clock has profound effect on our daily
biochemical, physiologic, and behavioral processes, including the monitoring of sex …

Purpose Sleep disruption and shift work have been associated with cancer risk, but
epidemiologic evidence for prostate cancer remains limited. We aimed to prospectively …

In industrialized countries, certain types of cancer, most notably, breast and prostate, are
more frequent than in poorly developed nations. This high cancer frequency is not explained …

Background: Although positive associations have consistently been reported between sleep
disruption and breast cancer, less is known about its potential role in prostate cancer …

Light exposure during the night is becoming progressively more common throughout the
world, particularly in areas where electricity is commonly used. Also, the availability of …

Sleep and its impact on physiology and pathophysiology are researched at an accelerating
pace and from many different angles. Experiments provide evidence for chronobiologically …

The incidence rates of cancers in men differ by countries of the world. We compared the
incidence rates of three of the most common cancers (prostate, lung, and colon) in men …