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Harvard study strengthens link between breast cancer risk and light exposure at night

  • Written by Richard G. "Bugs" Stevens, Professor, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut
imageArtificial light has transformed the night sky, a change researchers continue to link to health problems. Fabio Falchi et al , CC BY-ND

A new study from Harvard has found greater risk of breast cancer in women who live in neighborhoods that have higher levels of outdoor light during the night.

The findings are based on the Nurses’ Health Study...

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