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Family Functioning Linked to Fewer Sleep Problems in Kids With Cancer

MHD card showing a pediatric hospital bed at night covered by a colorful patchwork quilt with a warm heart glow and an IV drip pole, illustrating a study linking better family functioning to fewer sleep problems in children with cancer.

Children and teens in cancer treatment who felt their family worked well together reported fewer sleep problems, in a 2026 study of 518 young patients in China.1 Lower depression and anxiety accounted for a sizable share of that link. Research Highlights Better family functioning, fewer sleep problems: each 1-point rise on a 0–10 family functioning …

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