Treatment and Mortality Following Cancer Diagnosis Among People With Non-affective Psychotic Disorders in Ontario, Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and hypothesis

People with psychotic disorders have a higher risk of mortality following cancer diagnosis, compared to people without psychosis. The extent to which this disparity is influenced by differences in cancer-related treatment is currently unknown. We hypothesized that, following a cancer diagnosis, people with psychotic disorders were less likely to receive treatment and were at higher risk of death than those without psychosis.

Study design

We constructed a retrospective cohort of cases of non-affective psychotic disorder (NAPD) and a general population comparison group, using Ontario Health (OH) administrative data. We identified cases of all cancers diagnosed between 1995 and 2019 and obtained information on cancer-related treatment and mortality. Co

SUBMITTER: Wootten JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11661958 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature