Prolonged Nightly Fasting and Breast Cancer Prognosis
Author(s) -
Catherine R. Marinac,
Sandahl H. Nelson,
Caitlin I. Breen,
Sheri J. Hartman,
Loki Natarajan,
John P. Pierce,
Shirley W. Flatt,
Dorothy D. Sears,
Ruth E. Patterson
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.846
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2374-2445
pISSN - 2374-2437
DOI - 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.0164
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , proportional hazards model , cancer , prospective cohort study , diabetes mellitus , cohort study , cohort , oncology , endocrinology
Rodent studies demonstrate that prolonged fasting during the sleep phase positively influences carcinogenesis and metabolic processes that are putatively associated with risk and prognosis of breast cancer. To our knowledge, no studies in humans have examined nightly fasting duration and cancer outcomes.
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