Breast cancer and exposure to aircraft, road, and railway-noise: a case-control study based on health insurance records

• Main Authors: Janice Hegewald (Author), Melanie Schubert (Author), Mandy Wagner (Author), Patrik Dröge (Author), Ursel Prote (Author), Enno Swart (Author), Ulrich Möhler (Author), Hajo Zeeb (Author), Andreas Seidler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: Aircraft, road, and rail traffic noise can cause sleep disturbances. Since night work and shorter sleep durations have been linked to increased risks of breast cancer, we examined if 24-hour, or day- or night-time traffic noise exposure may also increase the risk of breast cancer. METHOD...