Adequate Sleep at Night May Protect from Prostate Cancer

Mete Özkıdık*, Anar Ibrahimov and Tuncer Bahçeci

Received: November 26, 2018;   Published: December 11, 2018

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.11.002173

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Abstract

Introduction: Adequate sleep at night is important for immune system and its components against carcinogenesis. This study aims to discuss whether adequate night sleep may be protective from prostate cancer.

Materials and Methods: 52 males over the age of 55 without history of prostate cancer are participated. Patients are divided into two groups as having night sleep ≤6 hours or >6 hours. Cancer rates are compared with Fisher Exact test with an accepted p value of ≤0.05 for significance.

Results: Due to the prostate biopsy results, patients having night sleep ≤6 hours tend to have more likely prostate cancer. (p:0.041) No significant difference is detected between two groups for the mean age or other possible risk factors of prostate cancer. Conclusion: To conclude, night sleep >6 hours would be a preventive measure from prostate cancer.