Electric power, melatonin, and breast cancer
Abstract
In this paper, the epidemiology of breast cancer will be discussed, followed by a brief description of the effect of electric fields on melatonin and the relation of melatonin to mammary cancer in rats. Finally, there will be a consideration of factors such as alcohol that affect melatonin and their relation to breast cancer risk. 55 refs.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5819892
- Report Number(s):
- PNL-SA-15201; CONF-8709165-1
ON: DE88000991
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International workshop on the pineal gland and cancer, Tubingen, F.R. Germany, 8 Sep 1987
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; CARCINOMAS; CARCINOGENESIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MAMMARY GLANDS; MELATONIN; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; DAILY VARIATIONS; DIMETHYLBENZANTHRACENE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FATS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PENETRATION DEPTH; PINEAL GLAND; RESPONSE MODIFYING FACTORS; AMINES; AROMATICS; AZAARENES; AZOLES; BODY; CONDENSED AROMATICS; DISEASES; GLANDS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; INDOLES; NEOPLASMS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; PATHOGENESIS; PYRROLES; TRYPTAMINES; VARIATIONS; 560300* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
Citation Formats
Stevens, R G. Electric power, melatonin, and breast cancer. United States: N. p., 1987.
Web.
Stevens, R G. Electric power, melatonin, and breast cancer. United States.
Stevens, R G. 1987.
"Electric power, melatonin, and breast cancer". United States.
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abstractNote = {In this paper, the epidemiology of breast cancer will be discussed, followed by a brief description of the effect of electric fields on melatonin and the relation of melatonin to mammary cancer in rats. Finally, there will be a consideration of factors such as alcohol that affect melatonin and their relation to breast cancer risk. 55 refs.},
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year = {Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987},
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