Shift Work and Prostate Cancer: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: The International Agency of Research in Cancer (IARC) has recently confirmed shift work as a type 2A carcinogen. The results presented in published epidemiological studies regarding prostate cancer are inconsistent and the association remains controversial. The aims of this study were: (a) to investigate the possible association between shift work and prostate cancer incidence, identifying possible sources of heterogeneity; and (b) to analyze the potential effect of publication bias. A search for cohort and case-control studies published from January 1980 to November 2019 was conducted. The quality of the articles was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Pooled OR were calculated using random-effects models. Heterogeneity was evaluated using Cochran's Q test and data were stratified

SUBMITTER: Rivera-Izquierdo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7068593 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature