Sleep Medicine and Psychophysiology (수면정신생리)

KOREAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE (대한수면의학회)
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Sleep Disturbance and Cancer

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  • Ban, Woo Ho (Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Sang Haak (Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine)
  • 반우호 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이상학 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Received : 2013.05.21
  • Accepted : 2013.06.10
  • Published : 2013.06.30
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Abstract

Sleep disturbances are commonly encountered problems in cancer patients. Sleep has a role in maintenance of immunity, metabolism, and quality of life but little has been known about the prevalence, risk factors, and effects on prognosis of sleep disturbances in patients with cancer. Also little attention has been made on proper assessment and management of sleep disorders in these patients. Recently, there have been some reports that sleep disorders are related with development of many cancers such as breast, colorectal, prostate, and endometrial cancers. An intermittent hypoxia and a disruption of circadian rhythm are considered as one of the possible mechanisms of cancer developments. More aggressive evaluation and meticulous management of sleep disturbances in cancer patients are essential to improve quality of life as well as prognosis.

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