Conference
Abstract P3-08-04: Improving sleep to reduce breast cancer risk in shift workers
Abstract
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Shiftwork that involves circadian disruption has been designated as a 2A (probable) breast cancer carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Night shift workers experience many lifestyle disturbances including disrupted sleep. While the specific biological mechanisms that confer increased breast cancer risk are not yet clear, sleep disruption is hypothesized to have both direct …
Authors
Gotay C; Aronson K; Campbell K; Demers P; Fleming J; Gelmon K; Goodfellow E; Munoz C; Neil-Sztramko S; Pollak M
Volume
76
Publisher
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Publication Date
February 15, 2016
DOI
10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs15-p3-08-04
Conference proceedings
Cancer Research
Issue
4_Supplement
ISSN
0008-5472