Are cancer patients at higher suicide risk than the general population? A nationwide register study in Sweden from 1965 to 1999
Are cancer patients at higher suicide risk than the general population? A nationwide register study in Sweden from 1965 to 1999
C. Björkenstam,A. Edberg,S. Ayoubi,M. Rosén
2005 · DOI: 10.1080/14034940410019226
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health · 134 Citations
TLDR
The hypothesis that cancer patients run greater risks of committing suicide than the general population does is supported, and more attention to cancer patients' psychological and care situation is called for.