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Sleep disorders linked to worse outcomes for cancer patients: Study

For the current study, researchers examined data on 405 cancer patients in Germany

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3 min read Last Updated : Apr 13 2019 | 10:15 PM IST

Roughly half of patients with cancer have symptoms of insomnia, and many may have sleep problems that linger for at least a year, a small study suggests.

Up to 10 per cent of adults in the developed world suffer from chronic insomnia, and cancer patients are particularly prone to it, researchers note in Sleep Medicine. Even though sleep disorders have been tied to worse outcomes for cancer patients, research to date on hasn’t offered a clear picture of what circumstances might make sleep problems more likely in people being treated for tumours.

For the current study, researchers examined data on 405

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