Sleep Center
The M. D. Anderson Sleep Center strives to understand and mitigate the effects of cancer and cancer treatment on patients with disordered sleep and cancer-related fatigue.
The Sleep Center includes the Multidisciplinary Sleep Clinic, Sleep Lab and Clinical Research Program.
Facts
- Eighty percent of patients with cancer complain of poor sleep
- Patients with sleep disorders are less likely to tolerate complicated treatment regimens
Better sleep may improve cancer treatment outcome - Treating sleep disorders, like sleep apnea, has been shown to improve other medical diseases such as high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity and diabetes
- M. D. Anderson is the first comprehensive cancer center in the United States with a dedicated sleep center
According to the National Cancer Institute, sleep disorders may occur in people with cancer caused by treatment, physical illness, pain, hospitalization and emotional stress.
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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Forms
Sleep Diary - please complete prior to your appointment with the Sleep Specialist