Open AccessUltraviolet radiation exposure and breast cancer risk in the Nurses’ Health Study II
Author(s) -
Trang VoPham,
Kimberly A. Bertrand,
Natalie DuPré,
Peter James,
Verónica M. Vieira,
Rulla M. Tamimi,
Francine Laden,
Jaime E. Hart
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
environmental epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2474-7882
DOI - 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000057
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , interquartile range , hazard ratio , prospective cohort study , confidence interval , cancer , proportional hazards model , cohort study , cancer registry , gynecology , demography , sociology
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure, the primary source of vitamin D for most people, may reduce breast cancer risk. To date, epidemiologic studies have shown inconsistent results.