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International variation in absence from work attributed to musculoskeletal illness: findings from the CUPID study

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From: "Malcolm Sim Editor OEM" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Jul 17, 2013 2:04 PM
Subject: OEM Alert: Long term shift work can increase chances of breast cancer
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Dear Colleague,

A recent article in Occupational and Environmental Medicine has received press coverage across a wide selection of media.

Researchers in Canada conducted a case-control study to consider whether long-term night work is a risk factor for breast cancer.

Unlike previous research, this large study was not limited to nurses and it considered the role of hormone receptor subtype.

The full text, which is available for you to access free for 30 days, provides very interesting results, which you can access below.

Increased risk of breast cancer associated with long-term shift work in Canada

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Malcolm Sim
Editor, OEM

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