Risk of malignancy in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder: nested case-control study
J Hippisley-Cox, Y Vinogradova… - Archives of general …, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
Context There is conflicting evidence on whether people with schizophrenia have a different
risk of cancer from that of the general population. Objective To determine the risk of 6
common cancers in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Design Population-
based, nested, case-control study. Setting A total of 454 practices contributing to the
QRESEARCH general practice database. Participants We analyzed 40 441 incident cases
of 6 cancers (breast, colon, rectal, gastroesophageal, prostate, and respiratory) and up to 5 …
risk of cancer from that of the general population. Objective To determine the risk of 6
common cancers in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Design Population-
based, nested, case-control study. Setting A total of 454 practices contributing to the
QRESEARCH general practice database. Participants We analyzed 40 441 incident cases
of 6 cancers (breast, colon, rectal, gastroesophageal, prostate, and respiratory) and up to 5 …