Suicide rates among patients with first and second primary cancer

CONCLUSION: The risk of suicide was reduced in patients with SPC compared with patients with FPC, but increased year by year. Therefore, oncologists and related health professionals need to provide continuous psychological support to reduce the incidence of suicide. The highest suicide death was found among patients with female genital system cancer.PMID:37711033 | DOI:10.1017/S2045796023000690

Source: Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences - September 15, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Yanting Jiang Yiqi Wang Xiaofei Cheng Ziyang Zhou Jili Wang Haogang Yu Guorong Yao Zhongjie Lu Xin Chen Senxiang Yan Feng Zhao Source Type: research