Poor sleep linked to rising cancer risk in under-50s (www.theguardian.com)
from Wudi@feddit.uk to world@lemmy.world on 29 May 23:12
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11111one11111@lemmy.world on 30 May 00:04 next collapse

Hmmm maybe its time to stop taking my adderall to stay up for weeks at a time lol

Lon3star@lemmy.world on 30 May 00:07 next collapse

I’m fuct

ulkesh@piefed.social on 30 May 00:37 next collapse

You and me both.

BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world on 30 May 02:08 collapse

I used to be able to hit the bed and fall asleep in 10 min. Now I’m lucky if I can conk out in 30 min without a sleep aid. It all started around 2025. Not sure why.

DarkCloud@lemmy.world on 30 May 00:47 next collapse

Phones and social media giving everyone cancer!

ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world on 30 May 01:22 next collapse

Well it was nice knowing you all

HexesofVexes@lemmy.world on 30 May 01:23 next collapse

“My job is giving me cancer” is still a universal issue I see.

9point6@lemmy.world on 30 May 01:26 next collapse

glances to the top of the screen

2:26am

…heh

captain_zavec@sh.itjust.works on 30 May 01:31 collapse

3:31 here!

NinthGladiator@lemmy.zip on 30 May 01:42 collapse

3:42

FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world on 30 May 03:08 collapse

4:08

Thassodar@sh.itjust.works on 30 May 03:24 collapse

10:23

Lon3star@lemmy.world on 30 May 01:28 next collapse

Would need to read this more if they factored in things like Energy Drinks and Highly Processed Foods, since that is the common cuisine of the night owl and those burning the candle at both ends

captain_zavec@sh.itjust.works on 30 May 01:36 collapse

There are possible causes from the physiology that arises from poor sleep, but also the fact that when sleep-deprived it’s difficult to live a healthy life – there is more drinking, more obesity, less exercise, more smoking etc – and these may be what causes any possible increased risk.

They’ve already called out that it’s just an association, more work is needed to show if there’s actually causality

nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 30 May 03:44 collapse

I do wanna meet the dude making himself yerba mate and cacio e peppe at 3:30am though, theres gotta be somebody.

TheUnicornOfPerfidy@feddit.uk on 30 May 02:44 next collapse

Correlation ≠ causation. I would assume that people with underlying health conditions sleep less/worse on average. Some of those health conditions could in some cases cause cancer and in others some could be cancer. Now let me actually read the article and see if they took account of this.

Edit: It has a bunch of caveats at the end quoting someone saying things like i did but with some actually expertise, e.g.

“So if your immune system takes a bit of a hit, then I suppose it would make sense that your risk of some cancers may increase. But it also might be the other way around. It could be that if you have cancer, and it’s not yet clinically obvious, it could be causing some change in how you sleep.”

So don’t stay up at night more worring that doing so is causing cancer. There’s every chance it isn’t and there are just a few unlucky people that are creating the association, because they have some form already.

daannii@lemmy.world on 30 May 03:40 collapse

It’s a symptom. Not a cause.

Just fyi.