Urinary Melatonin in Relation to Breast Cancer Risk: Nested Case-Control Analysis in the DOM Study and Meta-analysis of Prospective Studies.

Angel T Y Wong Georgina K Fensom Timothy J Key N Charlotte Onland-Moret Tammy Y N Tong Ruth C Travis

Published in: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology (2020)

This study adds to the relatively scarce prospective data on melatonin in relation to breast cancer risk. The totality of the prospective evidence does not clearly show an association between melatonin and breast cancer risk, but further data are needed to be able to exclude a modest association.

Keyphrases

breast cancer risk
case control
electronic health record
data analysis
deep learning