Sleep Talk - Talking All Things Sleep

Sleep and work patterns can impact on cancer risk as well as the response to cancer treatments. In this episode we talk to Assistant Professor Peter James from Harvard Medical School about his paper on cancer risk and night-time light exposure and discuss previous research on nurses working night shift showing an increased risk of breast cancer. We also introduce the field of chronotherapeutics, matching individual circadian rhythms to drug dosing to optimise outcomes and minimise side effects. Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk, talking all things sleep. Leave a review and subscribe via iTunes Audio Timeline: 00:00 - 00:37 Introduction 00:37 - 03:55 What's news in sleep? Golden Door - Guest Speaker Poor sleep and Alzheimer’s risk 03:55 -23:43 Theme - Sleep and Cancer 03:55 - 04:18 Introduction 04:18 - 07:12 Cancer risk in shift workers 07:12 - 19:55 Interview - Peter James - night time light exposure