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Breast Cancer
Researchers from University of California report details of new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer
October 2nd, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "Sleep duration has been hypothesized to be inversely associated with breast cancer risk, possibly due to greater overall melatonin production in longer sleepers. However, data are inconclusive from the three studies conducted in Western populations on sleep duration and breast cancer risk." "We investigated the relationship between self-reported usual sleep duration determined at baseline and subsequent risk of breast cancer in the prospective, population-based cohort of the Singapore Chinese Health Study. We excluded from the study women with < 2 years of follow-up due to possible change in sleep pattern among...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-10-02)
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