Using data from an online health community to examine the impact of prostate cancer on sleep.

Previous epidemiologic studies have examined the relationship between sleep disturbances with prostate cancer (PCa) risk and/or survival. However, less has been published about the impact of sleep disturbance on quality of life for PCa survivors and their caregivers. Although PCa presents numerous potential barriers to sleep (e.g. hot flashes, nocturia), current survivorship guidelines do not address sleep. In addition to its impact on quality of life, sleep disturbances also mediate the impact of cancer status on missed days from work and healthcare expenditures.

BJU international. 2020 Jan 03 [Epub ahead of print]

Rebecca Robbins, Girardin Jean-Louis, Nicholas Chanko, Penelope Combs, Nataliya Byrne, Stacy Loeb

Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115., Department of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.