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Shift work and colorectal cancer risk in the MCC-Spain case-control study.

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2017-03-02

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Papantoniou, Kyriaki
Castaño-Vinyals, Gemma
Espinosa, Ana
Turner, Michelle C
Alonso-Aguado, Maria Henar
Martin, Vicente
Aragonés, Nuria
Pérez-Gómez, Beatriz
Pozo, Benito Mirón
Gómez-Acebo, Inés

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Objectives Shift work that involves circadian disruption has been associated with a higher cancer risk. Most epidemiological studies to date have focused on breast cancer risk and evidence for other common tumors is limited. We evaluated the risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) in relation to shift work history in a population-based case-control study in Spain. Methods This analysis included 1626 incident CRC cases and 3378 randomly selected population controls of both sexes, enrolled in 11 regions of Spain. Sociodemographic and lifestyle information was assessed in face-to-face interviews. Shift work was assessed in detail throughout lifetime occupational history. We estimated the risk of colon and rectal cancer associated with rotating and permanent shift work (ever, cumulative duration, age of first exposure) using unconditional logistic regression analysis adjusting for potential confounders. Results Having ever performed rotating shift work (morning, evening and/or night) was associated with an increased risk for CRC [odds ratio (OR) 1.22, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.04-1.43], as compared to day workers. Having ever worked permanent night shifts (≥3 nights/month) was not associated with CRC risk (OR 0.79, 95% CI 0.62-1.00). OR increased with increasing lifetime cumulative duration of rotating shift work (P-value for trend 0.005) and were highest among subjects in the top quartiles of exposure (3 rdquartile, 20-34 years, OR 1.38, 95%CI 1.06-1.81; 4 thquartile, ≥35 years, OR 1.36, 95% CI 1.02-1.79). Conclusions These data suggest that rotating shift work may increase the risk of CRC especially after long-term exposures.

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Adult
Aged
Case-Control Studies
Circadian Rhythm
Colorectal Neoplasms
Female
Humans
Life Style
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Health
Risk Factors
Spain
Surveys and Questionnaires
Work Schedule Tolerance

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