Night fasting may help improve the chances of breast cancer recurrence. Photo: AFP/Shutterstock
Women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer may lower their risk of tumours coming back if they avoid eating for 13 hours or more each night, a study says.
The findings in the Journal Of The American Medical Association (JAMA) Oncology build on previous studies in rodents that showed night time fasting could ward off high blood sugar, inflammation and weight gain, all of which may worsen cancer outcomes.
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