REVIEW article
Front. Oncol.
Sec. Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention
Volume 15 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2025.1535442
Sleep disorders in cancer: interactions and intrinsic links
Provisionally accepted
- Qingdao Central Hospital, Qingdao, China
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The continuous improvement of early cancer screening and treatment technologies can significantly increase the survival time of cancer patients. Though cancer gradually becomes a chronic disease that can be controlled through continuous treatment, the scientific community has begun to pay attention to the physical and emotional issues that cancer and its treatment cause for cancer survivors. This review focuses on sleep disorders, which is quite common yet frequently overlooked in cancer survivors. Epidemiological and experimental data have demonstrated an inherent relationship between cancer and sleep disorders. This relationship may harm treatment adherence, quality of life, and survival rate of patients. This article systematically introduces the epidemiology, influencing factors, and underlying mechanisms of cancer-related sleep disorders. The impact of sleep disorders on cancer prognosis and current common treatment measures is also discussed to enhance the understanding of healthcare workers in addressing cancer complications.
Keywords: Cancer, Sleep Disorders, risk factor, Treatment, Mechanism
Received: 27 Nov 2024; Accepted: 30 Jun 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Han, Li, Wang, Zhuang, Cao and Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Shoushi Wang, Qingdao Central Hospital, Qingdao, China
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