Calgary sleep study aims to help young cancer survivors sleep better

On March 18, 2015 a new study takes a look at bad sleep patterns developed during treatment making kids feel exhausted and socially isolated years later. This study is unique because it examines sleep patterns in short-term survivors, who are between two and seven years off their therapy.Past studies have documented broken sleep patterns in those who are 15 to 20 years past treatment, as well as those who are newly diagnosed. Researchers are looking for children between the ages of 8-18 who have had leukemia, as well as healthy children for a comparison group. They hope to enroll 100 families, 50 for each group. Read more here and here.