Chemotherapy for breast cancer is associated with disruption of ...

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Cancer  Mon, 08/31/2009 - 22:00

(American Academy of Sleep Medicine) A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that the sleep-wake activity rhythms of breast cancer patients are impaired during the administration of chemotherapy.

Results indicate that the first cycle of chemotherapy is associated with a temporary disruption of these rhythms, while repeated administration of chemotherapy results in progressively worse and more enduring impairments.

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