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Sleep and Cancer 2
Episode 29

Sleep and Cancer 2

Sleep Talk - Talking all things sleep · SleepHub

July 30, 201830m 47s

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Show Notes

Sleep and work patterns can impact on cancer risk as well as the response to cancer treatments. In this episode we talk to Assistant Professor Peter James from Harvard Medical School about his paper on cancer risk and night-time light exposure and discuss previous research on nurses working night shift showing an increased risk of breast cancer. We also introduce the field of chronotherapeutics, matching individual circadian rhythms to drug dosing to optimise outcomes and minimise side effects.

Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk, talking all things sleep.

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Audio Timeline:

  • 00:00 - 00:37 Introduction
  • 00:37 - 03:55 What's news in sleep?
    • Golden Door - Guest Speaker
    • Poor sleep and Alzheimer’s risk
  • 03:55 -23:43 Theme - Sleep and Cancer
    • 03:55 - 04:18 Introduction
    • 04:18 - 07:12 Cancer risk in shift workers
    • 07:12 - 19:55 Interview - Peter James - night time light exposure and cancer risk in shift workers
    • 19:55 - 23:30 Chronotherapeutics
    • 23:30 - 23:43 More information in sleep in cancer
  • 23:43 - 25:17 Clinical tip: Coping with shift work
  • 25:17 - 28:54 Pick of the month:
    • 25:17 - 27:34 David - Chronotype and mortality
    • 27:34 - 28:54 Moira - Headspace and Smiling Mind apps
  • 28:54 - 30:46 What's coming up in sleep?

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Topics

sleepcancerbreast cancernight shiftshift workchronotherapeutics