Digital Screen Time and the Risk of Female Breast Cancer

May 5, 2024

In recent groundbreaking research, Dr. Alireza Mortazavi and his supervisors at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences have unveiled potential health implications that could affect millions. Their study explores a concerning link between digital screen time and breast cancer risk.


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The Link Between Digital Screen Time and Breast Cancer

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Women at risk of breast cancer should avoid screens at night 
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Ref. Mortazavi SAR, Tahmasebi S, Lech JC, Welsh JS, Taleie A, Rezaianzadeh A, Zamani A, Mega K, Nematollahi S, Zamani A, Mortazavi SMJ, Sihver L. Digital Screen Time and the Risk of Female Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Matched Case-Control Study. J Biomed Phys Eng. 2024 Apr 1;14(2):169-182. doi: 10.31661/jbpe.v0i0.2310-1678. PMID: 38628888; PMCID: PMC11016821.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38628888/

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Garcia-Saenz A, et al. Evaluating the Association between Artificial Light-at-Night Exposure and Breast and Prostate Cancer Risk in Spain (MCC-Spain Study). Environ Health Perspect. 2018 Apr 23;126(4):047011. doi: 10.1289/EHP1837. PMID: 29687979; PMCID: PMC6071739.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29687979/

Moon J, Holzhausen EA, Mun Y. Risk of prostate cancer with increasing years of night shift work: A two-stage dose-response meta-analysis with duration of night shift work as exposure dose. Heliyon. 2024 Apr 4;10(8):e29080. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29080. PMID: 38628771; PMCID: PMC11016962.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11016962/

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