Biology of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cancer
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 1947
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Interests: head and neck cancer; sleep; sleep apnea; olfaction; biologicals; allergy
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Interests: hypoxia; taste; olfaction; hearing; head and neck; sleep; sleep apnea; clinical
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent disease affecting almost 50% of the male and almost 25% of the female adult population in Western Europe, with similar figures seen worldwide. Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020 according to the WHO. A connection between these two entities has been postulated for years, with the literature on an association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and cancer gaining momentum in the last few years. More and more malignant entities are being associated with OSA in small cohort or case control studies as well as in large population-based studies. Future studies should further corroborate these findings, focus on effects of treatment of OSA on cancer morbidity as well as mortality, and give insights into underlying molecular mechanisms of the association.
For this Special Issue, “Biology of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cancer”, we invite submissions of original articles and review articles to cover recent basic and translational research involving the study of possible links between various cancer entities and OSA. The aim is to highlight and promote awareness on this matter in the scientific community and hence accelerate relevant research.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Medicina.
Dr. Tilman Huppertz
Prof. Dr. Haralampos Gouveris
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- obstructive sleep apnea
- hypopnea
- hypoxia
- cancer
- tumor
- carcinoma
- lymphoma
- quality of life
- sleep quality
- metabolism
- cardiorespiratory home sleep apnea testing
- polysomnography
- smoking and alcohol consumption
