Major life event -- diagnosis of schizophrenia in offspring and risk for cancer

S O Dalton; T M Laursen; P B Mortensen; C Johansen

doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601695

Major life event -- diagnosis of schizophrenia in offspring and risk for cancer

Br J Cancer. 2004 Apr 5;90(7):1364-6. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601695.

Authors

S O Dalton¹, T M Laursen, P B Mortensen, C Johansen

Affiliation

¹ Danish Cancer Society, The Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Strandboulevarden 49, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.

Abstract

The overall risk for cancer among 19856 parents of schizophrenic patients in Denmark was not increased; however, a 30% increased risk for lung cancer was observed in mothers (95% confidence interval, 1.03-1.61), suggesting an indirect effect on cancer risk mediated by life-style factors.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Child
Family Health*
Female
Humans
Male
Neoplasms / epidemiology*
Parents
Risk
Schizophrenia / epidemiology*
Smoking / adverse effects
Stress, Physiological / complications*