Longitude Position in a Time Zone and Cancer Risk in the United States

Conclusions: Risk increased from the east to the west in a time zone for total and many specific cancers, in accord with the circadian disruption hypothesis. Replications in analytic epidemiologic studies are warranted.
Impact: Our findings suggest that circadian disruption may not be a rare phenomenon affecting only shift workers, but is widespread in the general population with broader implications for public health than generally appreciated. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 26(8); 1306–11. ©2017 AACR.

Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - August 1, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Gu, F., Xu, S., Devesa, S. S., Zhang, F., Klerman, E. B., Graubard, B. I., Caporaso, N. E. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: research