Cancer Incidence and Mental Illness

	CDC Releases Current Rates of Smoking Among Adults with Mental Illness Early last year, the CDC released a MMWR on the prevalence of smoking among adults with a mental illness. The report revealed that people with a mental illness are almost twice as likely to smoke, smoke more cigarettes per month, and are less likely to quit than adults without a mental illness. >> Read more >> Visit the CDC Vital Signs Smoking Among Adults with Mental Illness webpage
	Cancer Incidence Among Maryland Residents with Serious Mental Illness Adults with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder were 2.6 times more likely to develop cancer overall, and four times more likely to develop lung cancer over their lifetime than the general population. The study revealed that the risk factors that lead to these site specific cancers remain prevalent amongst those with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. >> Read more
	Cancer Contributes to Mortality in People with Schizophrenia A recently published study found that the mortality rate for those with schizophrenia was double the rest of the population. Cancer death rates were found to be higher within the 40-59 year old population and the prevalence of lung cancer was greater in people with schizophrenia. >> Read more From National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco and Cancer Control

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The National Council for Behavioral Health, in collaboration with the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, the Behavioral Health and Wellness Program and Centerstone Research Institute has launched a program to address cancer and tobacco related disparities among people with mental illness and substance use disorders. With support from the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health and the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, we established the National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco and Cancer Control.

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For more information, contact:

Shelina D. Foderingham, MSW, MPH

Director, Practice Improvement

National Council for Behavioral Health

ShelinaF@thenationalcouncil.org