Sleep disorders and cancer incidence: examining duration and severity of diagnosis among veterans
James B. Burch,
Alexandria F. Delage,
Hongmei Zhang
et al.
Abstract:IntroductionSleep disruption affects biological processes that facilitate carcinogenesis. This retrospective cohort study used de-identified data from the Veterans Administration (VA) electronic medical record system to test the hypothesis that patients with diagnosed sleep disorders had an increased risk of prostate, breast, colorectal, or other cancers (1999-2010, N=663,869). This study builds upon existing evidence by examining whether patients with more severe or longer-duration diagnoses were at a greater… Show more
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