This study found that in a sample of over 700 respondents with serious mental illness, 46.8% were current tobacco users with high nicotine dependence levels. In particular, the presence of schizophrenia …
This report is the result of a collaborative effort from the American Cancer Society, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Cancer Institute, and the North American Association …
This study was one of the first projects to explore the risk of cancer specifically among persons with schizoaffective disorders. The results found no significant increase in the risk of …
This 2002 study reported a reduced risk of cancer among persons diagnosed with schizophrenia. Since this time, more research has been done to address the potential association between schizophrenia and …
This study found a reduced risk of breast cancer in a tertiary care cohort of female schizophrenia patients. However, the study also emphasizes various environmental factors that may have contributed …
This study of Manitoba women compared cervical cancer screening rates of women with and without schizophrenia and attempted to determine factors relevant to screening uptake. Women with schizophrenia were 10% …
This 2006 study in Vermont found that the incidence of cancer for adults with mental illness was 2.5 times higher than the incidence of the general population. This discrepancy was …
This article outlines the major risk factors for oral cancer. Worldwide, 25% of oral cancers were due to tobacco usage, 7-19% due to alcohol drinking, 10-15% to micronutrient deficiency, and …
