Reading an iPad or Kindle in bed may increase cancer risk

Reading an iPad or a Kindle before bed disrupts normal sleep patterns and can lead to waking up earlier and drowsiness the following day, a study claims

Tristan Kirk

Reading an iPad or a Kindle before bed instead of a printed book can cause sleep deprivation and increase the risk of cancer, scientists have warned.

It disrupts normal sleep patterns and can lead to waking up earlier and drowsiness the following day, a study claims.