A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Work stress and risk of cancer: meta-analysis of 5700 incident cancer events in 116 000 European men and women
Authors: Heikkila K, Nyberg ST, Theorell T, Fransson EI, Alfredsson L, Bjorner JB, Bonenfant S, Borritz M, Bouillon K, Burr H, Dragano N, Geuskens GA, Goldberg M, Hamer M, Hooftman WE, Houtman IL, Joensuu M, Knutsson A, Koskenvuo M, Koskinen A, Kouvonen A, Madsen IEH, Magnusson LL, Marmot MG, Nielsen ML, Nordin M, Oksanen T, Pentti J, Salo P, Rugulies R, Steptoe A, Suominen S, Vahtera J, Virtanen M, Vaananen A, Westerholm P, Westerlund H, Zins M, Ferrie JE, Singh-Manoux A, Batty GD, Kivimaki M
Publisher: BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
Publication year: 2013
Journal: BMJ
Journal name in source: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
Journal acronym: BMJ-BRIT MED J
Article number: ARTN f165
Volume: 346
Number of pages: 10
ISSN: 1756-1833
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f165
Conclusions These findings suggest that work related stress, measured and defined as job strain, at baseline is unlikely to be an important risk factor for colorectal, lung, breast, or prostate cancers.
