Light Pollution as a New Risk Factor for Human Breast and Prostate Cancers

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Haim, Abraham (Συγγραφέας), Portnov, Boris A. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Environmental health.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.; Environmental Health.; Biomedicine general.

Humans are diurnal organisms whose biological clock and temporal organization depend on natural light/dark cycles. Changes in the photoperiod are a signal for seasonal acclimatization of physiological and immune systems as well as behavioral patterns. The invention of electrical light bulbs created...