Sleep apnoea, which can be hard to treat, has the knock-on effect of loud snoring. [Agencies]

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According to research, being a heavy snorer can increase one's risk of cancer five-fold, the Daily Telegraph reported.

Snoring and other types of "sleep disordered breathing" can deprive the body of sufficient oxygen for hours at a time.

Scientists now believe that having low blood oxygen levels can trigger the development of cancerous tumors by promoting the growth of the vessels that feed them.

They say in future doctors could help people fight the disease by stopping them snoring.

（點擊英國《每日電訊報》網站查看原文）

打鼾增加患癌風險

?????? 研究發現，打鼾嚴重的人患癌的風險要高出常人五倍。

?????? 據英國《每日電訊報》報道，打鼾及其它類型的“睡眠呼吸障礙”有時會使人的身體連續幾小時缺氧。

?????? 科學家認為，血氧量低會加速向惡性腫瘤供血的脈管的生長，進而引發癌變。

?????? 他們表示，不久的將來，醫生將通過幫助人們擺脫鼻鼾來抗擊癌癥。

(China.org.cn May 31, 2012)