Mood disorder and cancer onset: evidence from a population-based sample of Australian women.

CONCLUSION: Mood disorder was associated with reduced odds of cancer onset. However, this finding was not supported in the retrospective cohort study. Larger studies able to investigate specific cancers and mood disorders as well as underlying mechanisms in both men and women are warranted.
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Source: Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria - September 17, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Cowdery SP, Stuart AL, Pasco JA, Berk M, Campbell D, Bjerkeset O, Williams LJ Tags: Braz J Psychiatry Source Type: research