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