Association of mental health disorders and all‐cause mortality for patients with cancer: Large‐scale analysis of University of California Health System Data
Patients with cancer who experience a mental health condition are at an increased risk of all-cause mortality. This reinforces and emphasizes existing recommendations for prompt screening and management of distress and mental health following a cancer diagnosis.
Authors
- Isabel D. Friesner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0216-4031)
- Michael W. Rabow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0095-8951)
- Lauren Boreta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7286-9253)
- William Cheng Chen
- Steve E. Braunstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9841-9357)
- Amir Ashraf Ganjouei
- Travis Zack
- Julian C. Hong
- Maria E. Garcia
Institutions
- San Francisco General Hospital (US)
- Cancer Research Institute (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.70254
- Primary Topic
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00