Breast cancer spreads the most at a particular time of day, scientists find

Breast cancer spreads the most at a particular time of day, scientists find

Story at a glance Researchers discovered cancer cells leaving a tumor at night divide more quickly and are more likely to spread than cells leaving the tumor site during the day.   They s…

Breast cancer spreads more quickly when patients sleep, new study finds

The study claims that tumours generate more circulating cells due to sleep-related hormones.

Breast cancer spreads more at night

Circulating cancer cells that subsequently form metastases arise mainly during the sleep phase of affected individuals

Breast Cancer May Spread Faster at Night

THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- When breast cancer patients sleep, tumor cells may "awaken" and spread through the bloodstream, a surprising study out of Switzerland reveals.

Breast cancer spreads more quickly through the body at night, study finds

'When the affected person is asleep, the tumour awakens.'

Study Finds That Breast Cancer Spreads Faster During Sleep

A team of researchers has discovered that circulating tumor cells, responsible for the metastatic spread of cancer, are highly prone to expand when they are at rest.