• April 28, 2024

Do not let your partner sleep? Or did your snoring wake you up at night? You may have sleep apnea and you should treat it immediately, since a study details that the Sleep apnea It can cause cancer.

According to the investigation of Spanish Sleep Group of the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (Separ) , the apnea of sleep doubles the risk of stroke and increases the incidence of cancer.

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Proper rest, necessary for good health!

In the study published in the American Thoracic Society , 5.3% of patients with apnea of the dream they developed cancer during the time the investigation lasted.

The lack of oxygen caused by apnea could be related to the formation or progression of cancerous tumors, says Nicolás González, coordinator of the area of sleep disorders of Separ.

Even, the specialist ensures that the association between apnea of sleep and cancer is recorded in young men. However, he points out that to understand the relationship more, more studies are needed.

What is sleep apnea?

According to National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute , the apnea of dream It is a common disorder that occurs when the patient makes one or more pauses in breathing during sleep, which last for seconds or minutes.

When breathing returns to normal there is a loud snoring or a choking sound. In other words, it is a problem that alters the dream and generates fatigue during the day.

In an interview for GetQoralHealth , the doctor Reyes Haro Valencia, director of the Sleep Clinic of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) tells you why the Sleep apnea.

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In Mexico, at least 30% of the population has sleep disorders , among them, sleep apnea. Therefore, it is important that people go to a specialist to provide them with adequate treatment and prevent the development of complicated diseases such as cancer. And you, do you have any sleep disorder?
 

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