Men who have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep may have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer, according to recent study findings. Disrupted sleep and the risk of prostate cancer The American Cancer Society estimates that 1 man in 8 will be diagnosed [...]
Getting your ZZZ’s may be more important than you realize. A new study of women suggests that short sleep duration combined with frequent snoring may impact cancer survival, especially in those with breast cancer. The analysis involved more than 21,000 postmenopausal women who were [...]
A new study shows that sleep efficiency (SE) is predictive of survival time for women with breast cancer. Sleep efficiency is the number of minutes of sleep divided by the number of minutes in bed. New research involved 97 women with advanced breast cancer. The [...]
A new study finds that survivors of childhood leukemia and lymphoma are at a greater risk of chronic fatigue, a persistent lack of energy that doesn’t improve with rest, as adults. The study, published in the March issue of the Journal of Adolescent and [...]
A new survey has found that more than half of gynecologic cancer survivors may have trouble sleeping. "Physicians need to address the presence of sleep disturbance among their survivors, and modifiable risk factors, e.g., hot flashes, urinary urgency, and bowel complaints, should be addressed," [...]
A new study shows sleeping less than six hours per night may increase your risk to develop a key sign of early colon cancer by about 50 percent. Patients who reported short sleep durations are far more likely to be diagnosed with colorectal adenomas, [...]
