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Risk of breast cancer among Norwegian women with visual impairment
Experimental studies suggest that melatonin has a protective effect against breast cancer. Exposure to light suppresses melatonin secretion, but to a lesser degree in totally blind persons. Breast cancer was investigated in a cohort of 15 412 Norwegian visually impaired women. The risk among totally...
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Nature Publishing Group
2001
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2363754/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11161406 http://dx.doi.org/10.1054/bjoc.2000.1617 |