ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Shift Work and Breast Cancer.
Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association of Low Back Pain with Shift Work: A Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of a Mobile Wellness Program for Nurses with Rotating Shifts during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pilot Cluster-Randomized Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Association between circadian rhythm-related behaviors and breast cancer: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study.Future science OA · 2026Article
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- The multifaceted impact of circadian disruption on cancer risk: a systematic review of insights and economic implications.Journal of the National Cancer Center · 2025Review
- SP1 and p23 play a crucial role in the circadian target gene induction of activated aryl hydrocarbon receptor in human breast cells.Cell biology and toxicology · 2025Article
- Exploring the Interplay Between Gut Microbiota and the Melatonergic Pathway in Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Is work burden associated with postmenopausal breast cancer? A population-based 25-year follow-up.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025Article
- Night shift work and breast cancer risk - 2023 update of epidemiologic evidence.Journal of the National Cancer Center · 2025Review
- Metformin upregulates circadian gene PER2 to inhibit growth and enhance the sensitivity of glioblastoma cell lines to radiotherapy via SIRT2/G6PD pathway.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- Current trends in breast cancer genetics, risk factors, and screening strategies.Journal of biological methods · 2025Review
- Sleep disturbances based on patient reported outcomes in patients with breast cancer.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2024Article
- Cancer risk among air transportation industry workers in Korea: a national health registry-based study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The influence of night shift work and associated factors on serum uric acid in aircraft maintenance workers.BMC public health · 2024Article
- An integrative evaluation of circadian gene TIMELESS as a pan-cancer immunological and predictive biomarker.European journal of medical research · 2023Article
- Melatonin: A Potential Regulator of DNA Methylation.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Identification and characterization of the CDK1-BMAL1-UHRF1 pathway driving tumor progression.iScience · 2023Article
- Risk factors for breast cancer among women in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng province of South Africa, 2017‒2020: a case-control study.Ecancermedicalscience · 2023Article
- Uncovering Novel Biomarkers of Inflammation as Potential Screening Targets of Disease Risk in Healthcare Shift Workers: A Pilot Study.International journal of nursing and health care research · 2023Article
- Analysis and mapping of global research publications on shift work (2012-2021).Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2022Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The rates of shift work outside of daylight hours have increased in recent years, and nighttime shift work is now considered a potential carcinogenic occupational exposure. Light at night exposure, lower melatonin production, and the production of stress-related mediators disrupt normal sleep-wake cycles. Women who work lower-wage jobs and part-time workers whose shifts are determined entirely by their supervisors (rotating shifts) may be subject to stress related to efforts to align childcare and other needs with the unpredictable nature of rotating shift work. The causal link between breast cancer and the sleep cycle or circadian disruption are yet to be established; however, disruption of the circadian cycles by light at night exposure or chronic exposure to stress-related mediators have all been linked to the increased risk of breast cancer. We review the existing literature on shift work and breast cancer, identify knowledge gaps, and suggest future directions for research.
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