© 2001 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 93, No. 20, 1513-1515,
October 17, 2001
© 2001 Oxford University Press
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Light at Night, Shiftwork, and Breast Cancer Risk
Correspondence to: Johnni Hansen, Ph.D., Danish Cancer Society, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Strandboulevarden 49, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark (e-mail: johnni@cancer.dk).
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed female noncutaneous cancer in the United States and in Europe. The etiology of breast cancer is primarily unknown, with an estimated one quarter of all breast cancers possibly due to heritable factors (1) and only a minor proportion possibly due to already established environmental risk factors, such as early age at menarche, older age at first pregnancy, and delayed menopause (2). Because the incidence of breast cancer in many countries is increasing, for unclear reasons, it is not surprising that society is demanding explanations for the increased incidence of the disease and that researchers are searching for new causes. One avenue of research has been the so-called "man-made endocrine disrupting chemicals," such as 2-(chlorphenyl)-2-(4-chlorphenyl)-1,1,1-trichlorethan (DDT), polychlorinated biphenyls, or nonyl phenols (3). So far, however,
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