Work stress and risk of cancer: meta-analysis of 5700 incident cancer events in 116 000 European men and women
: 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
: 2013
: BMJ
: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
: BMJ-BRIT MED J
: ARTN f165
: 346
: 10
: 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.