Shift Work and Cancer Screening: Do Females Who Work Alternative Shifts Undergo Recommended Cancer Screening?

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Ind Med
• Personal Author:
  Tsai, Rebecca J. ; Luckhaupt, Sara E. ; Sweeney, Marie Haring ; Calvert, Geoffrey M.
• Description:
  Background
  
  Alternative shift work is classified as a probable human carcinogen. Certain cancer screening tests reduce cancer mortality.
  
  Methods
  
  The 2010 National Health Interview Survey was used to examine associations between adherence to breast, cervical, and colon cancer screening recommendations and alternative shift work among female workers.
  
  Results
  
  Workers on alternative shifts, compared to workers on daytime shifts, were more likely to be non-adherent to screening recommendations for breast (34% vs. 23%) and colorectal (55% vs. 48%) cancer (P <0.05). Workers on alternative shifts in two industries (“Manufacturing” and “Accommodation/Food Services”) and three occupations (“Food Preparation/Serving,” “Personal Care Services,” and “Production”) were more likely to be non-adherent to screening recommendations for at least two cancers (P <0.05).
  
  Conclusions
  
  The Affordable Care Act eliminates out-of-pocket screening expenses for these three cancers. Greater efforts are needed to promote this benefit, particularly among workers with demonstrated non-adherence.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Article Breast Cancer Breast Neoplasms Cancer Screening Recommendations Cervical Cancer Colorectal Cancer Colorectal Neoplasms Early Detection Of Cancer Female Food Services Humans Industry Middle Aged Occupation Occupational Health Patient Compliance Shift Work Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Work Schedule Tolerance Young Adult

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• Source:
  Am J Ind Med. 57(3):265-275.
• Pubmed ID:
  24488817
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4557694
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  DYT1/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3b59534fda2522bbdc02c475d0bd985ca744b1921fbddebcb2861760e8de32ba
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/34030/cdc_34030_DS1.pdf
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