With incidence of colorectal cancer on the rise in India, largely due to constipation, induced by increased consumption of refined flour, the incidence is likely to further rise with GenNext having turned sleepless, thanks to their way of living and having fun.

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Adding to the list of health risks that result from sleep deprivation, it is now found that less than six hours of sleep a night raise the chances of colon cancer almost 50 percent.

Researchers from University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine believe new study findings are the first to show a link between colon cancer and lack of sleep in a study of 1,240 patients admitted to the hospital for colonoscopy, 338 were diagnosed with colorectal adenomas that was associated with sleeping less than six hours a night, even after adjusting for obesity, family history and smoking that are thought to also be contributing factors for colon cancer.

A first study to report a significant association of sleep duration and colorectal adenomas. Thus a short amount of sleep can now be viewed as a new risk factor for the development of the development of colon cancer.

Reference: http://www.emaxhealth.com/1020/less-six-hours-sleep-night-raises-colon-cancer-risk.