Sleep and breast cancer

Some researchers suggest that indoor lighting and devices that produce light at night could increase risks for getting cancer and if you miss your night sleep or if you sleep in light, you may be potentially at a higher risk of getting breast cancer. But why?
Scientists found the correlation between risk of breast cancer and melatonin (so called “hormone of darkness”), a hormone produced by the body to promote continued sleep. When levels of melatonin decrease, the body produces more estrogen, which is a known risk factor for breast cancer.
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