Suicide and accidental deaths among patients with primary malignant bone tumors
Suicide and accidental deaths among patients with primary malignant bone tumors
Kaixu Yu,Bian Wu,5 Authors,Feng Li
2021 · DOI: 10.1016/j.jbo.2021.100353
Journal of Bone Oncology · 8 Citations
TLDR
Patients with bone tumors had higher risk of suicide and accident death than all residents and amputation increased suicidal risk but did not increase the risk of accident death.
Abstract
Highlights • This is the first study about suicide and accident death in patients with bone tumors.• Patients had higher risk of suicide and accident death than all residents.• Amputation increased suicidal risk but did not increase the risk of accident death.• Clinicians should pay more attention to the psychological status in these survivors.