Sleep and Cancer

Authors

Maria Paola Mogavero Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.

Dr. Maria Paola Mogavero, MD is a Neurologist and Sleep Medicine specialist with extensive experience in sleep research. She currently serves as a Neurology Researcher at the "Vita-Salute" San Raffaele University Sleep Medicine Centre, IRCCS San Raffaele, Milan, Italy, where she is also pursuing a PhD. She is board-certified in Sleep Medicine, having completed a Master's Degree (II Level) at the Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna. Her academic contributions include faculty roles at the World Sleep Academy (World Sleep Society), the Master II Level in Sleep Medicine at Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, the Master II Level in Sleep Clinical Medicine at the University of Foggia, and the Catania High School-University of Catania. In recognition of her outstanding research, Dr. Mogavero received the Wayne Hening Young Investigator Award from the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group in 2022 and 2023 and the New Investigator Award from the World Sleep Society in 2023. She has authored over 80 publications in international peer-reviewed scientific journals and contributed to several book chapters. Dr. Mogavero is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences, she has also been a speaker on sleep and cancer at national events and during the World Sleep Congresses (World Sleep Society) and serves as a reviewer for numerous scientific journals. Her primary research interests lie in Neurology and Sleep Disorders, with a particular focus on sleep-related movement disorders in both children and adults, as well as a special focus on the interrelationship between sleep and cancer.

Giuseppe Lanza University of Catania, Catania, Italy. Professor Giuseppe Lanza, MD, PhD is Associate Professor at the University of Catania. He further trained at the Department of Neuroscience, Newcastle University (UK) as a Clinical Research Fellow, and in 2013 was selected for a Scientific Fellowship promoted by the European Federation of Neurological Societies. From 2013 to October 2018, he worked as Consultant Neurologist at the Oasi Research Institute in Troina Italy. From 2015 to October 2018, and from 2021, Professor Lanza lectured in Neurology at the Kore University of Enna, Italy. He has co-authored more than 120 publications in international peer-reviewed Journals and has spoken at numerous Conferences/Meetings, he also serves as Editor and invited Reviewer of several international Journals. Prof. Lanza also obtained the Master of Science (Level I) in Clinical Research. Research interests include cerebrovascular diseases, cognitive impairment neuropsychiatric disorders, sleep disorders, gluten-related disorders, transcranial magnetic stimulation, neurosonology, and neuroplasticity. Luigi Ferini-Strambi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.

Luigi Ferini-Strambi is head physician and director of the Sleep Disorders Center at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele and full professor of Neurology at Universit� Vita-Salute San Raffaele, in Milan. He has been President of the Italian Association of Sleep Medicine and the World Association of Sleep Medicine, and Secretary of the International RBD Study Group. He has published more than 500 full papers in International Journals, and several book chapters on various neurological topics (Scopus H-index: 81; Google Scholar Citations Index: 99).

Raffaele Ferri Oasi Research Institute, Troina, Italy, Italy. Dr. Raffaele Ferri, MD is the scientific Director of the Oasi Research Institute- IRCCS in Troina, Italy, and chairs its Sleep Research Centre. Dr. Ferri has been involved in clinical research and care for decades, first at the Catholic University in Rome and then at the Oasi Research Institute. Dr. Ferri's specific areas of interest include most aspects of human sleep; has published over 450 papers, in addition to book chapters. He is as an Associate Editor for Sleep, PLOS One, and International Journal of Psychophysiology. Dr. Ferri is the current President-Elect of the World Sleep Society and former President of the Italian Association of Sleep Medicine (AIMS) and of the Associazione Scientifica Italiana per la Ricerca e l'Educazione nella Medicina del Sonno (ASSIREM), Member-at-large of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG); he has been Secretary and then Vice-President of the European Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (EURLSSG).