{"id":2666,"date":"2014-08-05T12:00:47","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T17:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/?p=2666"},"modified":"2014-08-06T11:24:11","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T16:24:11","slug":"sleep-apnea-not-linked-to-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/sleep-apnea-not-linked-to-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleep apnea not linked to cancer<img src=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/canada_flag_icon_small.gif\">"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2641\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/simon-law.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2641\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2641\" src=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/simon-law.jpg\" alt=\"Sleep apnea is a common disorder where breathing stops for short periods of time during sleep; about 5 per cent of Canadian adults over 45 experience it. (Photo: Simon Law, flickr.com)\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sleep apnea is a common disorder where breathing stops for short periods of time during sleep; about 5 per cent of Canadian adults over 45 experience it. (Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sfllaw\/1339465672\/in\/photolist-6MLiNu-egDRkK-86dVij-8uoSqU-wKvkM-ofcxJ1-fFYpaa-aHpcYP-ftKvru-dMVGHB-9k3xJe-5bp5ZV-boAFxa-5hLLdj-33n7tJ-5bp4SR-6PGYf-aEws36-5CjB8e-731nUb-bpXrXq-j1SrK-5oRngR-4sbdZh-7ZuH2f-4RcCbc-5Cjv3i-aPLzRi-o4Tw48-4rxRsQ-6QdNEp-8HxER9-4RcBMX-6Rx6wE-6egkL2-dYKyr-5wkXMN-asAXo-5wdbye-9JBNew-619nWA-7WtPSq-61565M-619guQ-9FE2Ny-3XyQDE-619eE7-7nnfR2-9fRUpe-3LWbkz\">Simon Law, flickr.com<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">People suffering from sleep apnea are not more likely to develop cancer, a new study shows. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sleep apnea is a common disorder where breathing stops for short periods of time during sleep; about 5 per cent of Canadian adults over 45 experience it. Previous reports had hinted that the low blood oxygen levels brought on by sleep apnea tricked the body into producing more blood vessels, which could increase the growth of tumours. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The new study followed 10,149 Ontario patients over 15 years and found that low blood oxygen levels during sleep were not tied to cancer development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmaj.ca\/content\/early\/2014\/08\/06\/cmaj.140238.abstract?sid=636202e7-c709-4a58-bef0-ebcc263b95df\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Original research paper<\/span><\/a>\u00a0published in\u00a0the <em>Canadian Medical Association Journal\u00a0<\/em>on\u00a0<strong>August 5, 2014<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Names and affiliations of selected\u00a0authors<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tetyana Kendzerska, University of Toronto, Ontario<\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People suffering from sleep apnea are not more likely to develop cancer, a new study shows. Sleep apnea is a common disorder where breathing stops for short periods of time during sleep; about 5 per cent of Canadian adults over 45 experience it. 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