Role of Light in Breast Cancer

Conference · Mon Jun 14 00:00:00 EDT 1999

OSTI ID:15003675

Stevens, Richard G ^[1]; Anderson, Larry E ^[1]; Holick, Michael F

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1. BATTELLE (PACIFIC NW LAB)

There is a prima facie reason for studying possible biological effects of light-at-night (LAN) in the laboratory and human health effects in the population at large: LAN from the use of electricity represent exposures in the human environment not previously encountered in human evolution. These LAN exposures are pervasive in industrialized societies, and any adverse health effects from them could result in considerable consequences for the population. In particular, exposures of pregnant women to LAN that might result in increased estrogen exposure in utero to their child may lead to increased tissue mass and increased lifetime risk of breast cancer of the child.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 15003675
• Report Number(s): PNWD-SA-5332; TRN: US201015%%17
• Resource Relation: Conference: Biological Effects of Light 1998, 1(351-358 ; Kluwer Academics,Boston, ,United States.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
LIGHTING SYSTEMS
ESTROGENS
MAMMARY GLANDS
NEOPLASMS