Are sleep duration, sleep apnea, and shift work associated with colorectal cancer risk?

[摘要] A recent Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology article titled “Association of sleep duration, sleep apnea, and shift work with the risk of colorectal neoplasms: a systematic review and meta-analysis” caught our attention (1). The authors have reached an important conclusion that there is a significant positive association between long sleep duration and sleep apnea and colorectal adenoma and colorectal cancer, and a deeper comprehension of its involvement in carcinogenesis will help us understand how to prevent cancer. We would want to address a few fundamental problems with this article, nevertheless, after carefully reviewing this study.

[学科分类] 肿瘤学