Sleep and Cancer
eBook - ePub

Sleep and Cancer

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eBook - ePub

Sleep and Cancer

About this book

Sleep and Cancer compiles novel information on the interactions between sleep and cancer. The book highlights how prevention and treatment of sleep disturbances in clinical cancer practice helps prevent the onset of tumors and their comorbidities, both short- and long-term. It analyzes how sleep disorder treatment improves the response to antitumor therapy in the long term, presenting procedures regarding cognitive-behavioral therapy of sleep disorders that are often overlooked in the oncological field.In addition, the book suggests new therapeutic approaches in oncology that are based on the knowledge of sleep mechanisms, such as chronotherapy, use of melatonin as an adjuvant in chemo- and radiotherapy, and orexinergic drugs. - Suggests new therapeutic approaches to oncology based on the knowledge of sleep mechanisms - Focuses on standardized protocols regarding psychological therapy for sleep disorders, which are needed in the oncological field - Illuminates how the prevention and treatment of sleep disturbances in cancer clinical practice improves the course and quality of life of patients and their families

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Information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2025
Topic
Biological Sciences
eBook ISBN
9780443289392
Subtopic
Biology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Contributors
  6. Foreword
  7. CHAPTER 1 Sleep disorders and cancer: State of the art
  8. CHAPTER 2 Hypothalamic and physiological regulation of sleep in cancer
  9. CHAPTER 3 The effects of orexins on tumors
  10. CHAPTER 4 Bidirectional interactions between sleep and cancer in neurodevelopment
  11. CHAPTER 5 Epidemiology of sleep duration and cancer risk
  12. CHAPTER 6 Role of circadian rhythms in carcinogenesis
  13. CHAPTER 7 Interconnections between nocturnal respiratory disorders and cancer
  14. CHAPTER 8 Interaction between oropharyngeal cancer, pain, insomnia, and sleep breathing disorders
  15. CHAPTER 9 Insomnia and cancer
  16. CHAPTER 10 Functions of melatonin in carcinogenesis and in the management of cancer therapies
  17. CHAPTER 11 Applications of cognitive-behavioral therapy for the treatment of sleep disorders in cancer patients and the importance of measurement of sleep
  18. CHAPTER 12 Chronotherapy in oncology: New therapeutic horizons through the modulation of circadian rhythms
  19. CHAPTER 13 Chrononutrition and sleep: A new approach to prevent carcinogenesis?
  20. CHAPTER 14 Therapeutic perspectives for future research on sleep and cancer
  21. Index

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Yes, you can access Sleep and Cancer by Maria Paola Mogavero,Giuseppe Lanza,Luigi Ferini-Strambi,Raffaele Ferri in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Biology. We have over 1.5 million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.