The association of night-shift work with the development of breast cancer in women

Moukangoe, Phaswane Isaac Justice

dc.contributor.advisor	Van Rensburg, M. Jansen
dc.contributor.author	Moukangoe, Phaswane Isaac Justice
dc.date.accessioned	2014-09-29T12:05:05Z
dc.date.available	2014-09-29T12:05:05Z
dc.date.issued	2014-09-29
dc.date.submitted	2013-10
dc.identifier.citation	Moukangoe, Phaswane Isaac Justice (2014) The association of night-shift work with the development of breast cancer in women, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/14143>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/14143
dc.description.abstract	Breast cancer poses a serious public health concern. This case-control study describes the relationship of night-shift working on the development of breast cancer in 57 women diagnosed with breast cancer compared to 49 women with other types of cancer in the Vaal Triangle area (selected through non-probability purposive sampling from CANSA). The study revealed that women who work night-shift developed breast cancer 1.24 times more often than women who do not work nightshift (OR=1.24 [95% CI 0.52 to 2.89]). The odds ratio was further increased in women who worked rotating-shift (OR=1.44 [95% CI 0.58 to 3.59]). Night-shift work exposure was not statistically related to the development of breast cancer. It is recommended that the relationship between night-shift exposure and breast cancer risk be further explored through cross-sectional and cohort studies, and other breast cancer pathways.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (ix, 75 leaves)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Breast cancer	en
dc.subject	Cancer	en
dc.subject	Night-shift	en
dc.subject	Rotating-shift	en
dc.subject	Regular night-shift	en
dc.subject	Parity	en
dc.subject	Genetic predisposition	en
dc.subject.ddc	616.994490968223
dc.subject.lcsh	Shift systems -- Health aspects -- South Africa -- Vaal Triangle
dc.subject.lcsh	Night work -- Health aspects -- South Africa -- Vaal Triangle
dc.subject.lcsh	Breast -- Cancer -- Risk factors -- South Africa -- Vaal Triangle
dc.subject.lcsh	Work -- South Africa -- Vaal Triangle -- Physiological aspects
dc.subject.lcsh	Women -- Health risk assessment -- South Africa -- Vaal Triangle
dc.title	The association of night-shift work with the development of breast cancer in women	en
dc.type	Dissertation
dc.description.department	Health Studies
dc.description.degree	M. A. (Public Health)