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. 2019 Jul;370(1):111–126. doi: 10.1124/jpet.119.256818

TABLE 2.

Cancer risk in schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease patients

# Study Odds Ratio 95% CI Type Cancer Type Cohort (n) Age Sex Diagnosis Note
1 Barak et al. (2005) 0.58 0.48–0.69 SIR All types 3226 M/F SCZ
2 Barak et al. (2005) 0.6 0.39–0.90 SIR Breast 1247 F SCZ
3 Becker et al. (2010) 0.77 0.64–0.92 IRR All types 2993 M/F PD
4 Becker et al. (2010) 0.47 0.25–0.86 IRR Lung 2993 M/F PD
5 Becker et al. (2010) 0.33 0.18–0.61 IRR Lymphoma/leukemia 2993 M/F PD
6 Becker et al. (2010) 1.7 0.62–4.67 IRR Melanoma 2993 M/F PD
7 Driver et al. (2007) 0.85 0.59–1.22 Adjusted RR All types 487 M/F PD Prospective
8 Driver et al. (2007) 0.32 0.07–1.53 Adjusted RR Lung 487 M/F PD Prospective
9 Driver et al. (2007) 0.54 0.14–2.16 Adjusted RR Colorectal 487 M/F PD Prospective
10 Driver et al. (2007) 6.15 1.77–21.37 Adjusted RR Melanoma 487 M/F PD Prospective
11 Jansson and Jankovic (1985) ∼0.33 Combined IR All types 406 M/F PD
12 Jespersen et al. (2016) 0.73 0.63–0.83 Adjusted OR Prostate 45,429 M PD Case control
13 Lichtermann et al. (2001) 1.17 1.09–1.25 SIR All types 26,996 M/F SCZ
14 2.17 1.78–2.6 SIR Lung 26,996 M/F SCZ Not controlled for smoking
15 Wu et al. (2013) 0.92 0.9–0.96 SIR All types 102,202 All M/F SCZ Declines with age
16 Wu et al. (2013) 1.97 1.85–2.33 SIR All types 102,202 20–29 M/F SCZ
17 Wu et al. (2013) 0.68 0.65–0.78 SIR All types 102,202 60–69 M/F SCZ
18 Wu et al. (2013) 0.36 0.34–0.45 SIR All types 102,202 >70 M/F SCZ
19 Hamaue et al. (2000) <1 SIR All types 246 M/F PD Retrospective, not significant (small sample size)
20 Moller et al. (1995) 0.88 0.8–1.0 Relative risk All types 7046 M/F PD National cohort
21 Moller et al. (1995) 0.29 0.2–0.4 Relative risk Lung 7046 M/F PD
22 Moller et al. (1995) 1.96 1.1–3.2 Relative risk Melanoma 7046 M/F PD
23 Moller et al. (1995) 0.42 0.2–0.7 Relative risk Bladder 7046 M/F PD
24 Munk-Jorgensen and Mortensen (1989) 0.9 IRR All types 6152 All M/F SCZ
25 Munk-Jorgensen and Mortensen (1989) 0.76 IRR All types 2956 All M SCZ
26 Munk-Jorgensen and Mortensen (1989) 1.06 IRR All types 3196 All F SCZ
27 Munk-Jorgensen and Mortensen (1989) 0.38 IRR Respiratory 6152 All M/F SCZ
28 Eaton et al. (1992) 0.33 0.12–0.94 IRR Prostate 38 All M SCZ Treated with high dose neuroleptics (e.g., chlorpromazine)
29 Mortensen (1994) 0.79 SIR All types 9156 All M/F SCZ With SCZ diagnosis
30 Mortensen (1994) 1.06 SIR All types 5658 M SCZ
31 Mortensen (1994) 0.68 SIR All types 5658 M SCZ Before SCZ diagnosis
32 Mortensen (1994) 0.77 SIR All types 3498 F SCZ Before SCZ diagnosis
33 Mortensen (1994) 0.86 SIR All types 3498 F SCZ
34 Wang et al. (2015) 2.16 1.55–2.99 Adjusted OR All types 6211 All M/F PD Patients prescribed ergot-derived dopamine agonists

SIR, Standardized Risk Ratio; IRR, Incident Rate Ratio; RR, Relative Risk; OR, Odds Ration.