Snoring Can Trigger Cancer

Snoring Can Trigger Cancer

The latest findings, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine showed snoring during sleep is associated with an increased risk of cancers up to five fold.

This finding is epidemiological evidence that was recently released by revealing that snoring and sleep breathing disorders (SBD) can eliminate the amount of oxygen in the body for hours at a time. According to scientists, have low oxygen levels in the blood can lead to cancer.

American researchers used data from a study of sleep involving 1522 people and found that people with severe SDB had a risk 4.8 times more likely to develop cancer than those who do not have such problems.

In addition, the results of the research team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison also showed people with high SBD has doubled risk. While people with only a little trouble breathing during sleep have an increased chance of cancer risk by 10 percent.

Until now, the most common sleep disorder is obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is also closely related to a number of other health problems, such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke.

"This study is the first study to show an association between SBD with an increased risk of death due to cancer by the sample population," said researcher Dr. Javier Nieto reported by The Telegraph.

Previously, laboratory studies also demonstrated that intermittent hypoxia (low oxygen levels) promotes tumor growth in mice with skin cancer. Lack of oxygen to stimulate the generation of blood vessels that feed a tumor, or a process known as angiogenesis.