References & Sources  -  September 19, 1998

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Jet lag: A cancer hazard sleeper?

Disrupted sleep-wake cycles may correspond to an increased risk of breast cancer.

 

References:

Mawson, A.R. 1998. Breast cancer in female flight attendants. Lancet 352(Aug. 22):626.

 

Further Readings:

Pukkala, E., H. Auvinen, G. Wahlberg. 1995. Incidence of cancer among Finnish airline cabin attendants, 1967-1992. British Medical Journal 311:649.

 

Sources:

Anthony R. Mawson
Carolinas Health Care System
Research Planning and Evaluation
Charlotte, NC 28232

From Science News, Vol. 154, No. 12, September 19, 1998, p. 188.
Copyright Ó 1998 by Science Service.

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