Women Who Lack of Sleep May Increases Cancer Risk

Exercising regularly can prevent women from developing cancer, but without appropriate sleeping time they may still be at risk of getting cancer, according to a new study presented at a conference of the American Association for Cancer Research.

Approximately 6,000 women were studied in Maryland , aged 18 and overfor almost 10 years in this research, which  was led by James McClain, Ph.D., cancer prevention fellow at the National Cancer Institute.

The research shows that women who were most active were at a  25 percent reduced risk of cancer compared to women who were less active.

However, when women in the most active group were examined about sleep patterns, the research showed that those with an average of sleep less than 7 hours per night were almost twice more likely to get cancer than those who regularly sleep more.

Although more study is required to know the association between sleep and cancer, there is no doubt that an appropriate sleeping time is generally important for everyone’s health , no matter whether you are a manor a woman .

Reference: Daily News Central

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