Nocturnal Melatonin Deficiency in Colorectal Cancer: Independent Predictive Value Beyond Sleep Quality
Although cancer patients and the control group showed comparable obstructive sleep apnea risk, sleep quality was poorer, and melatonin levels were significantly lower in the cancer group. Melatonin assessment can complement traditional risk stratification and may provide new insights into the interplay between circadian biology, sleep, and colorectal carcinogenesis.
Authors
- Musa E. Yilmaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4498-4895)
- Muhammed Kaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7514-1962)
- Duygu Özol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8127-3746)
- Büşra Durak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2638-1513)
- İbrahim Durak
- Huseyin Koseoglu
Institutions
- University of Health Science (KH)
- Hitit Üniversitesi (TR)
- Samsun University (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- University of Health Sciences Antigua (AG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2026.25808
- Primary Topic
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Hitit Üniversitesi