Sleep disturbances in cancer patients: Underrecognized and undertreated

Saurabh Dahiya, MD
Saurabh Dahiya
Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, MA
MD
Manmeet S. Ahluwalia, MD
Manmeet S. Ahluwalia
The Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor Neuro-Oncology Center, Solid Tumor Oncology, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic; Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
MD
and Harneet K. Walia, MD
Harneet K. Walia
Center for Sleep Disorders, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic; Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
MD
- Find this author on Google Scholar
- Find this author on PubMed
- Search for this author on this site
- For correspondence: [email protected]

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
November 2013,
80
(11)
722-732;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.12170

ABSTRACT

Sleep-related complaints are extremely common in patients with cancer but often are not recognized, and even if they are, they are seldom treated. Recognizing insomnia in cancer patients is imperative, as appropriate treatment can improve quality of life.

Footnotes

↵a Dr. Ahluwalia has disclosed serving on an advisory board for Genentech and Roche, teaching and speaking for Merck, and receiving research funding from Novartis.

View Abstract

PDF

Previous Next

In this issue

Print
Download PDF
Article Alerts

Alerts for this Article

User Name *

Password *

Sign In to Email Alerts with your Email Address
Email *
Email Article

Email This Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine.
NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.
Your Email *

Your Name *

Send To *

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.

You are going to email the following
Sleep disturbances in cancer patients: Underrecognized and undertreated
Message Subject
(Your Name) has sent you a message from Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Message Body
(Your Name) thought you would like to see the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine web site.

Your Personal Message

CAPTCHA

This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
Citation Tools
Citation Tools
Sleep disturbances in cancer patients: Underrecognized and undertreated

Saurabh Dahiya

Saurabh Dahiya

Manmeet S. Ahluwalia

Manmeet S. Ahluwalia

and Harneet K. Walia

Harneet K. Walia

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

November 2013,

80

(11)

722-732;

DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.80a.12170

Citation Manager Formats

BibTeX
Bookends
EasyBib
EndNote (tagged)
EndNote 8 (xml)
Medlars
Mendeley
Papers
RefWorks Tagged
Ref Manager
RIS
Zotero

Share
Share This Article
Sleep disturbances in cancer patients: Underrecognized and undertreated

Saurabh Dahiya

Saurabh Dahiya

Manmeet S. Ahluwalia

Manmeet S. Ahluwalia

and Harneet K. Walia

Harneet K. Walia

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

November 2013,

80

(11)

722-732;

DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.80a.12170

Share This Article:
Post