Oncological Care Needs of People With Mental Illness: A Single Institution Experience in Australia
Psychiatric disorders were associated with worse cancer outcomes compared to those without. This is potentially due to higher rates of treatment non-adherence. This institutional study suggests that people with SMI have increased needs in navigating cancer care and highlights a need to examine this on a larger scale.
Authors
- Richard L. Newton
- Wei Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5591-8028)
- Joanne Lundy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0210-4930)
- Nicole Potasz
- Hui‐Ling Yeoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3836-5251)
- Yoland C. Antill
- Michelle M. Y. Leong
- Cherelynn Holmes
- Karen Courts
Institutions
- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (AU)
- Peninsula Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Published
- 2026-02-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ajco.70086
- Primary Topic
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00