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Sleep Clinics
Cancer patients often have trouble sleeping because of cancer symptoms or side effects of treatment. Treatment schedules and hospital stays can also disrupt sleep patterns. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center has opened a dedicated sleep center for cancer patients to help them solve sleep problems. When a cancer patient is referred to the center, four trained sleep specialists perform a physical examination, a profile of the sleep concerns, and an overnight assessment of sleep.
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