Cancer incidence

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Sleep duration

no changein humans1

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  1. Sleep duration has no effect on cancer incidence in humans.

    Review

    Sleep deprivation as a multi-system physiological stressor: A review of shared mechanisms and clinical implications · Sleep medicine · 23 Sep 2026

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National Cancer InstituteUS$1.3m3 grants since 2022

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ERJ Open ResearchHumans

Median gap from starting smoking to lung cancer topped 40 years

Among Norwegian participants who developed lung cancer, the median interval after starting smoking was 53.3 years, longer than the previously reported…Among Norwegian participants who developed lung cancer, the median interval after starting smoking was 53.3 years, longer than the previously reported lag of up to 40 years.

medRxivHumansPreprint

Multimorbidity units link to steeper disease incidence with age

In 502,355 UK Biobank participants, diagnoses tied to more functional disease units showed steeper rises in incidence with age (Spearman rho = 0.50).In 502,355 UK Biobank participants, diagnoses tied to more functional disease units showed steeper rises in incidence with age (Spearman rho = 0.50).