RT Journal Article
T1 Implications of Lifestyle and Occupational Factors on the Risk of Breast Cancer in Shiftwork Nurses.
A1 Fagundo-Rivera, Javier
A1 Allande-Cussó, Regina
A1 Ortega-Moreno, Mónica
A1 García-Iglesias, Juan Jesús
A1 Romero, Adolfo
A1 Ruiz-Frutos, Carlos
A1 Gómez-Salgado, Juan
K1 breast cancer
K1 carcinogens
K1 health personnel
K1 night work
K1 occupational disease
K1 prevention
K1 shift work
K1 working conditions
AB Shift work that involves circadian disruption has been highlighted as a likely carcinogenic factor for breast cancer in humans. Also, unhealthy lifestyle habits observed in night work nurses could be causally related to an increase in the incidence of estrogen-positive breast tumours in this population. Assessing baseline risk of breast cancer in nurses is essential. The objective of this study was to analyze the risk of breast cancer that nurses had in relation to their lifestyle and labour factors related to shift work. A cross-sectional descriptive study through a questionnaire about sociodemographic variables, self-perception of health, and working life was designed. The sample consisted of 966 nurses. The relationship between variables was tested. A binary logistic regression and a classification and regression tree were performed. The most significant labour variables in relation to the risk of breast cancer were the number of years worked (more than 16 years; p
SN 2227-9032
YR 2021
FD 2021-05-30
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/25111
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/25111
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 17, 2025