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Female white-collar workers remain at higher risk of breast cancer after adjustments for individual risk factors related to reproduction and lifestyle.

Cecilia KullbergJenny SelanderMaria AlbinSigne BorgquistJonas ManjerPer Gustavsson
Published in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2017)
Reproductive and lifestyle factors explain only a minor part of the increased risk of breast cancer in white-collar workers. Further studies are needed to investigate the remaining factors for the difference in risk between occupational groups.
Keyphrases
  • metabolic syndrome
  • cardiovascular disease
  • physical activity
  • weight loss
  • type diabetes
  • breast cancer risk
  • young adults
  • case control