Severe, untreated sleep apnea linked to aggressive melanoma.
May 30, 2016 (HealthDay)—Sleep is key to immune function and health, and a new study finds that may be especially true for patients battling melanoma. The study found that severe, untreated cases of sleep apnea—interruptions in nighttime breathing—are linked with more aggressive melanomas. “This is the first large, prospective multicenter study that was specifically constructed to look at the relationship between sleep apnea and a specific cancer,” explained study author Dr. Miguel Angel Martinez-Garcia, from La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital in Valencia, Spain. “While more research is needed, this study shows that patients in the study had markers of …
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