Antipsychotic use and risk of breast cancer in women with schizophrenia: a nationwide nested case-control study in Finland

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(21)00241-8/fulltext

Interpretation

Long-term exposure to prolactin-increasing, but not to prolactin-sparing, antipsychotics is significantly associated with increased odds of breast cancer. Monitoring prolactinemia and addressing hyperprolactinemia is paramount in women with schizophrenia being treated with prolactin-increasing antipsychotics

Would interested to see a similar study looking at men and hyperprolactinaemia

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