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ArticleBMC psychiatry2022

Population-based comparison of cancer survival outcomes in patients with and without psychiatric disorders.

Alexander Benny, Mary McLay, Russell C Callaghan, Alan Bates, Robert Olson

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Article in BMC psychiatry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Patient-Reported Distress in Individuals With Head and Neck Cancer.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alexander BennyFaculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Mary McLayFaculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Russell C CallaghanDivision of Medical Sciences, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, Canada.
Alan BatesDepartment of Psychiatry, BC Cancer, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Robert OlsonDepartment of Surgery, BC Cancer, University of British Columbia, 1215 Lethbridge Street, Prince George, BC V2M7E9, Canada. Rolson2@bccancer.bc.ca.
University of British Columbia · CAUniversity of Northern British Columbia · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIndividuals with psychiatric disorders (PD) have a high prevalence of tobacco use. Patients with PD also potentially receive substandard care in comparison to the general population. Previous research has shown that individuals with PD have a decreased risk of receiving a tobacco related (TR) cancer diagnosis. To further assess this trend, this study assesses the survival of patients with a TR cancer with or without a PD. MATERIALS AND

methodsOur study utilized multiple databases, with methods described elsewhere,

resultsThirty-nine thousand eight hundred forty-one patients with cancer were included in our study. Analyses of these patients were controlled for by age, gender, cancer type and diagnosis year. This analysis displayed shorter survival time among patients who were diagnosed with depression (HR = 1.16; p = 0.01; 95% CI: 1.04-1.29), schizophrenia (HR = 1.62; p < 0.01; 95% CI: 1.43-1.84), or bipolar disorder (HR = 1.35; p < 0.01; 95% CI: 1.12-1.64) compared to the cancer patients without a PD, all of which were statistically significant. People that were diagnosed with anxiety disorders did not have a survival time that was significantly different from our control population (HR = 1.07; p = 0.22; 95% CI: 0.96-1.19).

conclusionsIndividuals with PD, except for those with anxiety, were found to have a shorter survival time following diagnosis with a TR cancer as compared to our control group. We hypothesize several factors, which may account for this statistically significant difference: (1) delayed diagnosis, (2) poor access to care, (3) poor assessment or follow-up, or (4) physician beliefs of poor treatment adherence.

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Bipolar DisorderMental DisordersNeoplasmsTobacco Use DisorderAnxietyAnxiety DisordersHumansBipolar DisorderCancerDepressionPsychiatric DisordersSchizophreniaSurvival

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