Comments on: Another Breast Cancer Scare

By: Robin Bayne

Robin Bayne — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:19:14 +0000

Thanks Sheryl : )

By: Sheryl Nantus

Sheryl Nantus — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:41:04 +0000

I think it’s a case of a little knowledge being a VERY dangerous thing…

it’s been proven that shift workers are going to be more prone to sickness because you’re fighting your natural body rhythm. Heck, when I was working night shift I loved it because I was a night owl but it played havoc with my body!

so if you’re NOT getting enough sleep (and in today’s society how DARE you actually get your full eight hours!) you’re going to automatically lower your immune systems. Not rocket science!

Robin – glad you’re doing well!!!

By: Robin Bayne

Robin Bayne — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:38:34 +0000

I’m a bc survivor who has always slept in total darkness, and lived in the burbs. I do take melatonin supplements now, but they really have no idea what causes bc. They can only guess by comparing similarities.

By: stephanie feagan

stephanie feagan — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:03:28 +0000

Aw hell, just getting up every day can cause cancer.
I saw a good joke recently, wherein a patient asks her doctor if she can expect to live to at least 80. He asks if she smokes cigarettes or weed, drinks alcohol, is promiscuous, stays up too late, eats bacon, watches a lot of TV, hangs out in the sunshine, or drives too fast. She says no to all and the doc says, “Then why the hell do you want to live until you’re 80?”

I quit smoking on October 30 and it’s truly the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I grieve – and only another smoker can understand why that makes sense, as sick as it sounds. I started when I was 19, old enough to know better. In college, it was great to help me stay awake. I swore I’d quit when I turned 30…then 40…and I decided I couldn’t put it off until 50, so I quit last October. Which means I smoked for 29 years. Oye! I guess, having put myself at great risk for lung cancer, as well as a host of other cancers linked to smoking, I just don’t get too worked up about things like Sweet’n'Low and too much light.

By: veinglory

veinglory — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:24:50 +0000

I can’t help but note that rats, being nocturnal, sleep during the day ;) It also suggests they might not be a great model for cancers in a diurnal mammal.

By: Bonnie L.

Bonnie L. — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:39:40 +0000

I read an article that said something similar only it was talking about higher cancer rates in graveyard shift workers. The article then went on to say that there was a way to mitigate the negative effects of the lights at night by ensuring that whenever it is you sleep that your environment is as dark as possible. The article postulated that the lighting conditions of your sleeping place have a profound affect on your melatonin production which then affects your body’s ability to fight off cancer.

By: Selena Kitt

Selena Kitt — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:57:40 +0000

We sleep in total darkness. No night lights, no cell phone light or DVD lights. We even cover the alarm clocks. (And we live in a rural area, so no street lights, either…) I sleep SO much better, and wake up feeling very rested since we’ve started to do that. I wouldn’t doubt there’s something to the study. Our bodies really DO get out of whack when there are artificial lights around. Natural is usually better, all the way around :)