Outdoor Light at Night and Breast Cancer Incidence in the Nurses ’ Health Study II
Conclusions:
Although further work is required to confirm our results and to clarify potential mechanisms, our findings suggest that exposure to residential outdoor light at night may contribute to invasive breast cancer risk. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP935
Received: 08 August 2016
Revised: 17 March 2017
Accepted: 20 March 2017
Published: 17 August 2017
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