Scientists from the Lung Foundation have found that breathing problems during sleep may indicate the development of cancer (OSA) may indicate the development of a cancerous tumor in the body. This is reported by the Medicalxpress portal.
According to the researchers, OSA is an unexpected stop in breathing during sleep, when a snoring person stops breathing and then starts snoring again. At the same time, all this time his sleep does not stop. In this case, breathing can be interrupted for an average of 40 seconds.
It is noted that with OSA, the person's airways partially overlap, which leads to a decrease in the level of oxygen in the blood, as well as sleep disturbance and severe fatigue.
According to research results, scientists have found that people with apnea are often diagnosed with oncology. Women are more at risk than men.
Previously, scientists from the United States showed that people with breathing disorders during sleep have a higher risk of hospitalization and death with COVID-19. They analyzed data on the health of more than 360 thousand patients.