Background: It has been proposed that night shift work could increase breast cancer
incidence. A 2007 World Health Organization review concluded, mainly from animal …

Abstract Purpose of Review Night work is increasingly common and a necessity in certain
sectors of the modern 24-h society. The embedded exposure to light-at-night, which …

Abstract The Rotterdam Study is a prospective cohort study ongoing since 1990 in the city of
Rotterdam in The Netherlands. The study targets cardiovascular, endocrine, hepatic …

Night shift work has been suspected to increase breast cancer risk but epidemiological
studies have been inconsistent due to heterogeneous assessment of exposure to night …

Abstract Background The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has
classified shift work as a possible human carcinogen. The results of systematic on this topic …

Night-shift work (NSW) has previously been related to incidents of breast cancer and all-
cause mortality, but many published studies have reported inconclusive results. The aim of …

Background: Nightshift work introduces light at night and causes circadian rhythm among
night workers, who are considered to be at increased risk of cancer. However, in the last 2 …

Shift work is considered a risk factor for some health problems. This study aimed to
determine whether night shift work is a significant factor for breast cancer risk. The case …

Objectives Recent research has suggested a moderate link between night work and breast
cancer in women, mainly through case–control studies, but non-significant studies are also …

Opportunities for restorative sleep and optimal sleep-wake schedules are becoming luxuries
in industrialized cultures, yet accumulating research has revealed multiple adverse health …