According to a recent study, mice predisposed to breast cancer developed the disease much sooner when their sleep patterns were disturbed, causing researchers to caution women with family histories from doing irregularly scheduled shift work.
There is growing scientific evidence of the toll insufficient sleep can take on one’s health.
According to a recent study, having an irregular sleep schedule has shown to increase the prevalence of cancer--particularly breast cancer--in mice.
As a result, the team is advising higher-risk women to abstain from working certain types of jobs.
One researcher cautioned, “If you had a situation where a family is at risk for breast cancer, I would c