Open AccessLight-at-night, circadian disruption and breast cancer: assessment of existing evidence
Author(s) -
Richard G. Stevens
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyp178
Subject(s) - circadian rhythm , melatonin , breast cancer , population , shift work , nocturnal , medicine , cancer , environmental health , psychiatry
Breast cancer incidence is increasing globally for largely unknown reasons. The possibility that a portion of the breast cancer burden might be explained by the introduction and increasing use of electricity to light the night was suggested >20 years ago.
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