Lack of Sleep linked to Breast Cancer

03 November 2008

Women who have less that 6 hours sleep of night are putting themselve at risk of developing breast cancer.

A study in Japan of over 24,000 women over eight years found that those who had less than 6 hours of sleep were 62% more likely to develop breast cancer than those who have 7 hours.

The researchers put it down to the body not been able to produce enough melatonin, which is believed to help protect against cancer.

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