Study shows baseline sleep-disordered breathing increases cancer mortality, suggesting a need for further research.
Our study suggests that baseline SDB is associated with increased cancer mortality in a community-based sample. Future studies that replicate our findings and look at the association between sleep apnea and survival after cancer diagnosis are needed.
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