Two recent studies in overseas indicates those who have sleep apnea have a higher risk of cancer. Sleep apnea is stopping breathing during sleep characterized by snoring and excessive sleepiness. This findings are scheduled to be presented at the American Thoracic Society conference in San Francisco. Scientists considered the findings as something surprising, as reported by the New York Times.
The scientists noted, sleep apnea is a sleep disorder that now affects nearly 28 million people in the United States. Lack of oxygen supply to the brain and other organs during sleep could trigger tumor development.
The first study, conducted by experts at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health for over 22 years, found that severe respiratory problems at night increases the likelihood of death from cancer by 4.8 times, rather than people who do not have breathing problems . People with moderate apnea found to have twice risk of death.
