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Light Pollution as a New Risk Factor for Human Breast and Prostate Cancers (Record no. 48805)

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International Standard Book Number 9789400762206
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Standard number or code 10.1007/978-94-007-6220-6
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Classification number RC261-271
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Subject category code MJCL
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Subject category code MED062000
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082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 614.5999
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Haim, Abraham.
Relator term author.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Light Pollution as a New Risk Factor for Human Breast and Prostate Cancers
Medium [electronic resource] /
Statement of responsibility, etc. by Abraham Haim, Boris A. Portnov.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Dordrecht :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Springer Netherlands :
-- Imprint: Springer,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 2013.
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Extent VIII, 168 p. 26 illus., 16 illus. in color.
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Formatted contents note Preface -- Introduction -- PART 1: ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AND HUMAN TEMPORAL ORGANIZATION -- Artificial light and its physicochemical properties (by Fabio Falchi) -- Light and dark cycles as a basis of temporal organization -- The biological clock and its entrainment by photoperiod -- LAN exposure and its potential effects on daily rhythms and seasonal disruptions -- Melatonin (MLT) –“hormone of darkness” and a “jack of all traits” -- PART II: LIGHT POLLUTION, ITS KNOWN HEALTH EFFECTS AND IMPACT ON ENERGY CONSERVATION -- Introduction and spread of artificial illumination – a human history retrospective -- Biological definition of light pollution -- Light pollution as a general stressor -- The effects of light pollution on animal rhythms and ecology -- Light pollution and hormone-dependent cancers: summary of accumulated empirical evidence -- PART III: LIGHT POLLUTION AND ITS POTENTIAL LINKS TO BREAST AND PROSTATE CANCERS -- Geographic patterns of breast and prostate cancers (BC&PC) worldwide -- Light pollution and its association with breast and prostate cancers (BC&PC) in population-level studies -- Selected methodological issues of Light-at-Night (LAN) – Breast and Prostate Cancers (BC&PC) research -- Dark-less world – what is next? (Conclusions and prospects for future research) -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ADDITIONAL READING.
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Summary, etc. 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 more opportunities for work and leisure. However, exposure to artificial light at night (LAN) affects our biological clock, and suppresses pineal melatonin (MLT) production. Among its other properties, MLT is an antioncogenic agent, and therefore its suppression increases the risks of developing breast and prostate cancers (BC&PC). To the best of our knowledge, this book is the first to address the linkage between light pollution and BC&PC in humans. It explains several state-of-the-art theories, linking light pollution with BC&PC. It also illustrates research hypotheses about health effects of light pollution using the results of animal models and population-based studies.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Medicine.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Cancer research.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Environmental health.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Biomedicine.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Cancer Research.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Environmental Health.
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Personal name Portnov, Boris A.
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Title Springer eBooks
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International Standard Book Number 9789400762190
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Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6220-6">http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6220-6</a>
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