Cervical and breast cancer screening uptake among women with serious mental illness: a data linkage study

Cervical and breast cancer screening uptake among women with serious mental illness: a data linkage study

Abstract Background Breast and cancer screening uptake has been found to be lower among women with serious mental illness (SMI). This study aims to corroborate these findings in the UK and to identify variation in screening uptake by illness/treatment factors, and primary care consultation frequency...

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Main Authors: Charlotte Woodhead, Ruth Cunningham, Mark Ashworth, Elizabeth Barley, Robert J. Stewart, Max J. Henderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-10-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Cancer screening
Breast cancer
Cervical cancer
Mammography
Psychoses
Serious mental illness
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-016-2842-8

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