Riesgo laboral en turno nocturno relacionado al cancer de mama en enfermeras

• Autores: Osorio-Calle, Yuli-Pilar, Sebastian-Aquino, Katterin-Joely, Meneses-la-Riva, Monica-Elisa, Rodriguez-Matos, Roxana-Lila
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2022
• Institución: Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas
• Repositorio: INEN-Institucional
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.inen.sld.pe:inen/177
• Enlace del recurso: https://repositorio.inen.sld.pe/handle/inen/177
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.42

Objective: To identify the scientific evidence of occupational risk in night shift related to breast cancer in nurses. Methods: A review of the literature was carried out by consulting the following databases: PubMed, Science Direct, Scielo and Dialnet. Records were selected from 2012 to 2022, in Spanish, Portuguese and English on the topic of interest. Results: After critical reading analysis, a total of 16 studies were identified. Most studies report the occupational risk of the nurse is related to breast cancer with night shifts more than 3 per month, melatonin, exposure to artificial light during the night, circadian rhythm among others. Conclusions: Occupational risks are present, so the nurse in the face of increased risk of cancer should assume preventive-promotional self-care actions to promote their quality of life.