Oropharyngeal cancer patients experience post-surgery sleep apnea

Source: Sciencecodex.com Author: Staff San Diego, CA â€" Nearly all patients who underwent surgery to treat oropharyngeal cancer experienced some degree of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in San Diego, CA. The pilot study, which collected data [...]