Open AccessSleep Apnea and Cancer: Analysis of a Nationwide Population Sample
Author(s) -
David Gozal,
Sandra A. Ham,
Babak Mokhlesi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.5665/sleep.6004
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , cohort , incidence (geometry) , population , cancer registry , prostate cancer , epidemiology , breast cancer , cohort study , pancreatic cancer , oncology , environmental health , physics , optics
Epidemiological evidence from relatively small cohorts suggests that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with higher cancer incidence and mortality. Here we aimed to determine whether cancer incidence for major cancer types and risk of metastases or mortality from cancer are increased in the presence of OSA.
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