Night work and breast cancer - results from the German GENICA study

• Main Authors: Beate Pesch (Author), Volker Harth (Author), Sylvia Rabstein (Author), Christian Baisch (Author), Markus Schiffermann (Author), Dirk Pallapies (Author), Nadine Bonberg (Author), Evelyn Heinze (Author), Anne Spickenheuer (Author), Christina Justenhoven (Author), Hiltrud Brauch (Author), Ute Hamann (Author), Yon Ko (Author), Kurt Straif (Author), Thomas Brüning (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2010-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: Some epidemiological and animal data indicate that night work might increase the risk for breast cancer. We have investigated the risk in a German population-based case-control study known as GENICA (gene environment interaction and breast cancer). METHODS: The GENICA study involved inte...