Researchers in Iceland have uncovered an interesting link between poor sleep and the risk of getting prostate cancer. A study of 2,425 men aged 67 to 96 in Reykjavik revealed that those who had difficulty falling asleep had a 1.6 times increased risk of developing prostate cancer in the next five years. The effect was even more pronounced, over two times the risk, for those with more severe sleep problems. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Sigurdardottir LG, et al. Sleep disruption among older men and risk of prostate cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2013 May;22(5):872-9. PMID: 23652374
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