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  • Temporal order of cancers and mental disorders in an adult population

  • David Cawthorpe, Marc Kerba, Aru Narendran, Harleen Ghuttora, Gabrielle Chartier, Norman Sartorius
  • Journal:
    BJPsych Open / Volume 4 / Issue 3 / May 2018
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    19 April 2018, pp. 95-105
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  • Background

    Population-based examination of comorbidity is an emerging field of study.

    Aims

    The purpose of the present population level study is to expand our understanding of how cancer and mental illness are temporally associated.

    Method

    A sample of 83 648 056 physician billing records for 664 838 (56% female) unique individuals over the age of 18 was stratified on ages 19–49 years and 50+ years, with temporal order of mental disorder and cancer forming the basis of comparison.

    Results

    Mental disorders preceded cancers for both genders within each age strata. The full range of cancers and mental disorders preceding or following each pivot ICD class are described in terms of frequency of diagnosis and duration in days, with specific examples illustrated.

    Conclusions

    The temporal comorbidity between specific cancers and mental disorders may be useful in screening or clinical planning and may represent indicators of disease mechanism that warrant further screening or investigation.

    Declaration of interest

    None.