Stage at diagnosis and breast cancer-specific mortality in breast cancer patients treated with antidepressants, anxiolytics, and antipsychotics: a population-based cohort study from Northern Ireland
Breast cancer patients dispensed medications for mental health conditions were not at higher odds of presenting with late-stage disease, but patients dispensed antidepressants, and especially antipsychotics, had worse breast cancer-specific mortality.
Authors
- Lynne Lohfeld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4711-7305)
- Charlene M. McShane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8609-0788)
- Stuart McIntosh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4123-9611)
- Damien Bennett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2053-7078)
- Joseph Kane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8479-9977)
- Chris R. Cardwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2689-4335)
- Daniel R. S. Middleton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2450-8610)
- Sarah A. Baxter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5762-0396)
- D. J. McCallion
- Anna Gavin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5858-928X)
- Gerard Savage
- Ann McBrien
- Deirdre Fitzpatrick
Institutions
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (GB)
- House of Representatives (NL)
- Kidney Care UK (GB)
- The Northern Ireland Cancer Centre (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
- Published
- 2025-07-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-025-07766-8
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.04
Funders
- Public Health Agency