Sleep Number and American Cancer Society Form Long-Term Partnership to Study Impact of Quality Sleep on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship
February 02 2022 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Organizations to conduct joint research with
goal of developing sleep strategies and guidance for cancer
patients and survivors, leading to improved quality of life
In advance of World Cancer Day on Friday, February 4, Sleep
Number Corporation (Nasdaq: SNBR) and the American Cancer
Society (ACS) today announced a landmark partnership to embark upon
foundational sleep research to inform the first-ever,
cancer-specific sleep guidelines. Over the next six years, ACS will
conduct research with contributions from Sleep Number’s proprietary
sleep data and sleep expertise to identify the impact of quality
sleep on cancer prevention and recovery, with the goal of improving
sleep outcomes for cancer patients and survivors.
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In advance of World Cancer Day on Friday,
February 4, Sleep Number Corporation (Nasdaq: SNBR) and the
American Cancer Society (ACS) today announced a landmark
partnership to embark upon foundational sleep research to inform
the first-ever, cancer-specific sleep guidelines.
While ACS offers guidance on healthy habits for people with
cancer around things like diet, exercise, and tobacco, guidelines
for sleep have not been established. There is limited knowledge of
the biologic mechanisms by which sleep may affect cancer risk or
outcomes after a cancer diagnosis, and while poor sleep quality may
be associated with the risk of developing some types of cancer,
evidence to date is limited. Leveraging the over 13 billion hours
of highly-accurate sleep data generated from Sleep Number 360®
smart beds in conjunction with historical and ongoing cancer
prevention studies, ACS will study the effects of cancer on
patients’ and survivors’ nighttime sleep and biometric patterns.
The collaboration between the two organizations will enable cancer
research and prevention tied explicitly to quality sleep.
In addition, Sleep Number recently announced their commitment to
ACS’s Hope Lodge communities, which provide respite, shelter and
care for cancer patients and caregivers. Sleep Number is providing
sleep solutions to ensure Hope Lodge guests benefit from quality
sleep to bolster their physical, mental, and emotional
resilience.
“Our partnership with American Cancer Society directly supports
our company’s purpose – to improve the health and wellbeing of
society through higher quality sleep. We will utilize our 360 smart
bed’s proprietary sleep data and sleep expertise, along with ACS’s
tremendous body of research, to benefit cancer patients and
survivors, and society at large,” said Shelly Ibach, President and
CEO, Sleep Number. “Cancer is undiscriminating – it affects
everyone. Sleep is also universal. Our hope is that sleep
guidelines will help to eradicate this devastating disease and
improve millions of lives. We are honored to join ACS in the fight
for a world without cancer.”
The initial research will take place as part of an ongoing ACS
cohort study, assessing individuals over the course of many years.
Sleep Number’s contributions will enable targeted, cancer-related
sleep science exploration, combining the magnitude of the ACS body
of evidence regarding cancer prevention with the 360® smart bed’s
highly accurate, longitudinal sleep data to meaningfully advance
cancer-related sleep interventions.
“Sleep quality is a documented problem for cancer patients and
longer term in cancer survivors, and the ability to formally study
sleep’s impact on cancer has been limited. We plan to close that
gap,” said Dr. Karen Knudsen, ACS Chief Executive Officer. "Through
our partnership with Sleep Number, the ACS research team will more
precisely measure the impact of sleep quality, with the potential
of developing evidence-based sleep guidelines. As such, this
research endeavor is fully aligned to our mission to improve the
lives of cancer patients and their families."
About Sleep Number Corporation Individuality is the
foundation of Sleep Number. Our purpose driven company is comprised
of over 5,000 passionate team members who are dedicated to our
mission of improving lives by individualizing sleep experiences. We
have improved almost 14 million lives and are positively impacting
society’s wellbeing through higher quality sleep.
Our award-winning 360 smart beds are informed by science. They
learn from over one billion sleep sessions of highly-accurate, real
world sleep data – the cumulation of over 13 billion hours’ worth –
to automatically adjust to each sleeper and provide effortless
comfort and proven quality sleep. Our 360 smart beds deliver
individualized sleep health reports and insights, including a daily
SleepIQ® score, and are helping to advance meaningful sleep health
solutions by applying sleep science and research.
For life-changing sleep, visit SleepNumber.com or one of our
almost 650 Sleep Number® stores. More information is available on
our newsroom and investor relations sites.
About The American Cancer Society The American Cancer
Society is a global grassroots force of 1.5 million volunteers
dedicated to saving lives, celebrating lives, and leading the fight
for a world without cancer. From breakthrough research, to free
lodging near treatment, a 24/7/365 live helpline, free rides to
treatment, and convening powerful activists to create awareness and
impact, the Society is attacking cancer from every angle. For more
information, visit cancer.org.
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release relating to future plans, events or performance such as
plans to help identify the impact of quality sleep on cancer
prevention and recovery are forward-looking statements subject to
certain risks and uncertainties. Additional information concerning
these and other risks and uncertainties is contained in the
company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC), including the Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other periodic
reports filed with the SEC. The company has no obligation to
publicly update or revise any of the forward-looking statements in
this news release.
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