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. / Health Studies / M. A. (Public Health)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/14143 |
| Date | 10 1900 |
| Creators | Moukangoe, Phaswane Isaac Justice |
| Contributors | Van Rensburg, M. Jansen |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (ix, 75 leaves), application/pdf |
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