Major life event -- diagnosis of schizophrenia in offspring and risk for cancer.
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.
Dalton
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Danish Cancer Society, The Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Strandboulevarden 49, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Laursen
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Mortensen
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Johansen
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D002648:Child; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010290:Parents; D012306:Risk; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000150:complications*