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Richard G. Stevens

Researcher at University of Connecticut

Publications -  167
Citations -  14012

Richard G. Stevens is an academic researcher from University of Connecticut. The author has contributed to research in topics: Breast cancer & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 59, co-authored 167 publications receiving 13094 citations. Previous affiliations of Richard G. Stevens include Pacific Northwest National Laboratory & Georgetown University.

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Body mass index, serum sex hormones, and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined whether the relationship of body mass index (BMI) with serum sex hormone concentrations could be explained by the relationship between BMI and estradiol levels.
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Night Shift Work, Light at Night, and Risk of Breast Cancer

TL;DR: Evidence is provided that indicators of exposure to light at night may be associated with the risk of developing breast cancer.
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Body Iron Stores and the Risk of Cancer

TL;DR: Iron status and cancer risk in the first National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a survey of more than 14,000 adults begun in 1971, is consistent with the hypothesis that high body iron stores increase the risk of cancer in men.
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Electric power use and breast cancer: a hypothesis

TL;DR: The hypothesis that use of electric power may increase risk of breast cancer is presented based on experimental evidence that shows an effect of light and extremely low frequency electric and/or magnetic fields on pineal melatonin production, and on the relationship of melatonin to mammary carcinogenesis.