TY - JOUR
T1 - Gynaecological cancer and night shift work: A systematic review
AU - Schwarz, Christine
AU - Pedraza-Flechas, Ana María
AU - Lope, Virginia
AU - Pastor-Barriuso, Roberto
AU - Pollan, Marina
AU - Perez-Gomez, Beatriz
N1 - Funding Information:
AM Pedraza-Flechas was supported by grant FI14CIII/00013 & Enrique Nájera Award . The rest of the team did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors for this research.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier B.V.
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/4/1
Y1 - 2018/4/1
N2 - Night shift work can affect hormonal balance, and so might be a risk factor for gynaecological malignancies. This report presents a systematic review on the association between this occupational exposure and the incidence of gynaecological cancers other than breast cancer. We searched for original articles addressing this issue in PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE and Web of Science, and used the Newcastle–Ottawa Quality Index to evaluate the methodological quality of those reports selected for review. Globally, we found only six articles, which provided the results of just six research studies: four examined ovarian cancer, two endometrial tumours and two cervical cancer. Our results show that this matter has received scant attention from the research community, and that the little evidence available does not show any clear relationship between night shift work and ovarian, endometrial or cervical cancer. More prospective rigorous studies are needed to evaluate these associations.
AB - Night shift work can affect hormonal balance, and so might be a risk factor for gynaecological malignancies. This report presents a systematic review on the association between this occupational exposure and the incidence of gynaecological cancers other than breast cancer. We searched for original articles addressing this issue in PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE and Web of Science, and used the Newcastle–Ottawa Quality Index to evaluate the methodological quality of those reports selected for review. Globally, we found only six articles, which provided the results of just six research studies: four examined ovarian cancer, two endometrial tumours and two cervical cancer. Our results show that this matter has received scant attention from the research community, and that the little evidence available does not show any clear relationship between night shift work and ovarian, endometrial or cervical cancer. More prospective rigorous studies are needed to evaluate these associations.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.maturitas.2018.01.008
DO - 10.1016/j.maturitas.2018.01.008
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29563031
AN - SCOPUS:85043263448
SN - 0378-5122
VL - 110
SP - 21
EP - 28
JO - Maturitas
JF - Maturitas
ER -
