Check supported browsers Your technical details and browser version: Request ID: 970a26171de0cc72-IAD IP: 64.71.32.82 UTC time: 2025-08-17T15:19:16+00:00 Browser: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1) AppleWebKit/536.11 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/20.0.1132.47 Safari/536.11 About ScienceDirectRemote accessShopping cartAdvertiseContact and supportTerms and conditionsPrivacy policyCookies are used by this site. Cookie SettingsAll content on this site: Copyright © 2024 Elsevier B.V., its licensors, and contributors. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. For all open access content, the relevant licensing terms apply. , However, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and other recent research, when the human circadian clock is disrupted, the likelihood of developing cancer, including lung cancer, intestinal cancer, and breast cancer, dramatically increases 5, 40 – 46., We discuss the divergent evidence indicating tissue-specific roles of the circadian clock in different cancer types and the potential link between circadian misalignment and early-onset.