Mood disorder and cancer onset: evidence from a population-based sample of Australian women.
Stephanie P CowderyAmanda L StuartJulie A PascoMichael BerkDavid CampbellOttar BjerkesetLana J WilliamsPublished in: Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) (2021)
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.