HomeHealth NewsSleep, stress, and gut imbalances may impact colorectal cancer progression

Sleep, stress, and gut imbalances may impact colorectal cancer progression

October 13, 2024

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Why might factors like stress and poor sleep impact colorectal cancer progression? Image credit: Jimena Roquero/Stocksy.

Stress and working at night are both known to affect cancer risk, including colorectal cancer risk.
Colorectal cancer risk and progression have both been linked to the microbiome, dysregulation of which has been linked to stress and disruption of the circadian rhythm.
Recent research in mice has linked stress and a disrupted circadian cycle to disruption of the gut…

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