Associations among rotating night shift work, sleep and skin cancer in Nurses' Health Study II participants.

Carolyn J HeckmanJacqueline D KlossDiane FeskanichElizabeth CulnanEva S Schernhammer

Published in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2016)

Longer duration of rotating night shift work and shorter sleep duration were associated with lower risk of some skin cancers. Further research is needed to confirm and identify the mechanisms underlying these associations.

Keyphrases

skin cancer
healthcare
sleep quality
mental health
public health
health information
risk assessment
young adults
climate change
health promotion