Women who wake up early less prone to breast cancer

Turns out, women who are naturally early risers were found to have a lower risk of developing breast cancer.

According to a study, one in 100 women who considered themselves morning people developed breast cancer, compared with two in every 100 women who called themselves evening people.

Cancer risks associated with a person's body clock and sleep patterns have been reported in previous researches as well as any genetic factors underlying this.

Self-reported preferences for mornings or evenings (by their own definition of that preference) were recorded in more than 180,000 women, led by Dr. Rebecca Richmond, a researcher.

The team of researchers also analysed genetic variants linked to whether someone is a morning or night person in more than 220,000 women to find out if these could help provide a causal link to breast cancer. Read Complete Article

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