People who snore are more likely to get cancer, finds study

People who snore may have an increased risk of cancer, according to a new study by Uppsala University, Sweden.

Obstructive sleep apnea is linked to an increased risk of cancer, a decline in mental processing powers, and an increased risk of blood clots.

Obstructive sleep apnea sufferers experience frequent pauses in breathing during sleep, which increases the risk of snoring as well as a number of medical complications.

According to research, the risk of OSA is higher in people who smoke or consume alcohol, are obese or have diabetes.

The study examined data from more than 62,000 patients and found that people with OSA suffer from a lack of oxygen at night, while the risk of blood clots in the blood vessels is greatly increased.

The researchers said that the results prove that the lack of oxygen to the body at night increases the risk of cancer.

For the study, 2 groups of patients were formed, one was OSA patients who had been diagnosed with cancer and the other group was cancer-free OSA patients.

After taking all the factors into consideration during the research, it was discovered that the sleep of cancer sufferers is more affected or in other words they have more severity of OSA.

The researchers said that the study did not prove that OSA directly causes cancer, but it did show an association.

This is why they are now planning further research.

The results of this study were presented during the conference of the European Respiratory Society.