Sleep issues contribute to cognitive problems in childhood cancer survivors

Monday, April 11, 2011 - 03:00 in Health & Medicine

A new analysis has found that childhood cancer survivors often suffer from sleep problems and fatigue, which negatively impact their attention and memory. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that addressing sleep hygiene among survivors of childhood cancer may help to improve their cognitive health.

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