Here Is How Being An Early Riser Can Affect Your Risk Of Breast Cancer

Waking up early or being an early riser has been proven to lower the risk of breast cancer.

Here is great news for all women who wake up early. According to recent findings from the University of Bristol, women who enjoy waking up early are at a lower risk of developing breast cancer than those who like staying up late or sleeping more than eight hours a night.

Using a genetic method known as Mendelian randomization, researchers found that women who prefer mornings have a 40 to 48 percent reduced risk of developing breast cancer. Also, the research notes that women who slept longer than seven to eight hours had a 20 percent increased risk per additional hour slept.

Breast cancer rates have drastically increased over the years, and now one in seven women will develop breast cancer at some point in their lives.

Disrupted sleep patterns have been shown to increase the risk of breast cancer for people who work overnight, but this study is one of the few to investigate the impacts of sleep habits on breast cancer risk.

The researchers reviewed and analyzed data from the UK Biobank study and the Breast Cancer Association Consortium.

For night owls and people who tend to sleep more than the usual seven to eight hours a night, the analysis suggested a slightly increased risk of breast cancer.