Relationship between Night Shifts and Risk of Breast Cancer among Nurses: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

The incidence of breast cancer worldwide has increased in recent decades, accounting for 1 in 3 neoplasms in women. Besides, nurses are mainly represented by the female collective, most of them, undertaking working conditions with intensive rotative and night shifts due to the 24-h pace of work of this profession. The objective of this study was to assess the possible relationship between shift work, especially night-time work, and the development of breast cancer among nurses.

Materials and methods

A systematic review of the literature was carried out through the consultation of the following databases: Cochrane Plus Library, PubMed, CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), Web of Science, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and Dialne

SUBMITTER: Fagundo-Rivera J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7764664 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature