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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2002 94(7):532-533; doi:10.1093/jnci/94.7.532
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 94, No. 7, 532-533, April 3, 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press

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RESPONSE: Re: Night Shift Work, Light at Night, and Risk of Breast Cancer

Eva Schernhammer, Graham Colditz

Affiliations of authors: E. Schernhammer, Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; G. Colditz, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention, and Epidemiology Program, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Boston.

Correspondence to: Eva Schernhammer, M.D., M.P.H., Channing Laboratory, 181 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115 (e-mail: eva.schernhammer@channing.harvard.edu).

We thank Dr. Spiegel et al. for their interesting contribution.

The elevated breast cancer risk observed among women who work rotating night shifts (1–3) stimulates novel hypotheses for underlying biologic causes of potential health risks associated with exposure to artificial light at night. One avenue . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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