title: Sleeping in the arms of cancer: a review of sleeping disorders among patients with cancer.
abstract: It is well known that cancer patients experience lack of sleep, which affects their symptoms and decrease their much needed energy, particularly while undergoing treatment. Insomnia, which is defined as a predominant complaint of dissatisfaction with sleep quantity or quality during different phases of the sleep cycle, could easily affect patients' quality of life and even cancer treatment outcomes. In this article, we review the current research on and treatments for insomnia, as well as explore cancer-related fatigue and its connections to sleep disorders.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Medicine Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; and †Geriatric Education Center/Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX; and ‡Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.
authors.forename: Brande
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Jeanette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Reilly
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D015995:Prevalence; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D017741:Survivors