Self-reported witnessed episodes of apnea during sleep is associated with incident lung and breast cancer
Self-reported witnessed sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of developing lung- and breast cancer. There is a multiplicative effect of reporting witnessed sleep apnea and ever-smoking with an over 5 times increase on the hazard for lung cancer.
Authors
- Anders Blomberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2452-7347)
- Oskar Franklin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3777-6887)
- Malin Jonsson Fagerlund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8341-6700)
- Jenny Theorell‐Haglöw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2819-2799)
- Johan Svensson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8601-0159)
- Malin Sund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7516-9543)
- Karl A. Franklin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5306-1697)
- Eva Lindberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8552-4510)
- Martin Claesson
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Umeå University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sleep Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2025.106567
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Hjärt-Lungfonden
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Umeå Universitet