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> cancer progresses much faster in summer than in winter This sounds fascinating. Do you have a source? Btw, I love f.lux and have been using it since probab
by kaibee 7y ago
> cancer progresses much faster in summer than in winter
This sounds fascinating. Do you have a source?
Btw, I love f.lux and have been using it since probably like 2010, possibly earlier. Its basically the first thing I install on any computer.
- herf 7y agoI made a note about Blask's 2005 work below, which is the main work I was thinking about. We can say that constant light is bad for cancer. But as I'm refreshing my memory, winter can cut both ways. For some, it makes more darkness and more melatonin (which is thought to be protective of cancer). For others, winter results in not seeing enough light, and so melatonin amplitude goes down. And so this is associated with increased cancer.
- hvidgaard 7y agoMy immediate thought is that is very closely related to sleep.
- gewa 7y agoThese are pretty bold claims. I'm not sure if a single communication from 15 years ago is enough to to build such a relationship. Please note, that any claims about "cancer" in general are hard to make, because they have such variety of phenotypes.