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Incidence of cancer among persons with schizophrenia and their relatives.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Jun 2001
Lichtermann D, Ekelund J, Pukkala E, Tanskanen A, Lönnqvist J
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BACKGROUND: It has repeatedly been reported that the risk for cancer in patients with schizophrenia is different from that of the general population, specifically a lower risk for lung cancer despite increased smoking. Confirmation of these associations could lead to hypotheses on shared risk or protective factors, either genetic or environmental. METHODS: From Finland's National Hospital Discharge and Disability...
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