Sleep Center
Sleep disorders may occur in people with cancer caused by treatment, physical illness, pain, hospitalization and emotional stress. In fact, 80% of patients with cancer complain of poor sleep, and are less likely to tolerate cancer therapies.
MD Anderson's Sleep Center helps manage the effects of cancer and cancer treatment on patients with disordered sleep and cancer-related fatigue. MD Anderson is the first comprehensive cancer center in the United States with a dedicated sleep center, which includes the multidisciplinary Sleep Clinic and Sleep Lab.
The six major categories of sleep disorders that interfere with normal sleep patterns include:
- Insomnia
- Disorders of the sleep-wake cycle
- Disorders associated with sleep stages or partial waking
- Excessive sleepiness
- Sleep disordered breathing
- Sleep-related movement disorders
Sleep Center patient Shirley Moore had a chronic heart condition from sleep deprivation.
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MD Anderson Resources
Sleep Diary - please complete prior to your appointment with the Sleep Specialist