Increased prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in women diagnosed with endometrial or breast cancer.

Background: Epidemiological studies demonstrate associations between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and cancer incidence and mortality. The aim of this study was to measure OSA in women with breast (BC) or endometrial cancer (EC) and associations with clinico-pathological tumor variables.

Methods And Findings: In a cross sectional study, women with BC (12 months) or EC (3 months) post-diagnosis were recruited from cancer clinics.

Factors Associated with Stroke Misdiagnosis in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Case-Control Study.

Background: Failure to recognise acute stroke may result in worse outcomes due to missed opportunity for acute stroke therapies. Our study examines factors associated with stroke misdiagnosis in patients admitted to a large comprehensive stroke centre.

Methods: Retrospective review comparing 156 consecutive stroke patients misdiagnosed in emergency department (ED) with 156 randomly selected stroke controls matched for age, gender, language spoken and stroke subtype for the period 2014-2016.