• Lutte contre les cancers

  • Approches psycho-sociales

Reducing global disparities in cancer screening for people with mental illness

A partir d'une revue systématique de la littérature (47 articles, 4 717 839 personnes), cette méta-analyse compare, chez la population générale et chez les personnes atteintes d'une maladie psychique, le recours au dépistage de cancer

Cancer is the second leading cause of death for individuals with serious mental illness. Delays in diagnosis and unequal access to cancer care contribute to cancer mortality that is two to four times higher in people with mental illness than in the general population. Who is being left behind, and why? How can we intervene?

The Lancet Psychiatry , commentaire, 2018

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