Oropharyngeal cancer patients experience post-surgery sleep apnea

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 - 12:07 in Health & Medicine

San Diego, CA -- Nearly all patients who underwent surgery to treat oropharyngeal cancer experienced some degree of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in San Diego, CA.

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