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Suicide among Cancer Patients: Current Knowledge and Directions for Observational Research
Cancer is a major public health concern associated with an increased risk of psychosocial distress and suicide. The reasons for this increased risk are still being characterized. The purpose of this study is to highlight existing observational studies on cancer-related suicides in the United States...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10607431/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37892700 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12206563 |
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author | Grobman, Ben Mansur, Arian Babalola, Dolapo Srinivasan, Anirudh P. Antonio, Jose Marco Lu, Christine Y. |
author_facet | Grobman, Ben Mansur, Arian Babalola, Dolapo Srinivasan, Anirudh P. Antonio, Jose Marco Lu, Christine Y. |
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description | Cancer is a major public health concern associated with an increased risk of psychosocial distress and suicide. The reasons for this increased risk are still being characterized. The purpose of this study is to highlight existing observational studies on cancer-related suicides in the United States and identify gaps for future research. This work helps inform clinical and policy decision-making on suicide prevention interventions and ongoing research on the detection and quantification of suicide risk among cancer patients. We identified 73 peer-reviewed studies (2010–2022) that examined the intersection of cancer and suicide using searches of PubMed and Embase. Overall, the reviewed studies showed that cancer patients have an elevated risk of suicide when compared to the general population. In general, the risk was higher among White, male, and older cancer patients, as well as among patients living in rural areas and with lower socioeconomic status. Future studies should further investigate the psychosocial aspects of receiving a diagnosis of cancer on patients’ mental health as well as the impact of new treatments and their availability on suicide risk and disparities among cancer patients to better inform policies. |
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spelling | pubmed-106074312023-10-28 Suicide among Cancer Patients: Current Knowledge and Directions for Observational Research Grobman, Ben Mansur, Arian Babalola, Dolapo Srinivasan, Anirudh P. Antonio, Jose Marco Lu, Christine Y. J Clin Med Review Cancer is a major public health concern associated with an increased risk of psychosocial distress and suicide. The reasons for this increased risk are still being characterized. The purpose of this study is to highlight existing observational studies on cancer-related suicides in the United States and identify gaps for future research. This work helps inform clinical and policy decision-making on suicide prevention interventions and ongoing research on the detection and quantification of suicide risk among cancer patients. We identified 73 peer-reviewed studies (2010–2022) that examined the intersection of cancer and suicide using searches of PubMed and Embase. Overall, the reviewed studies showed that cancer patients have an elevated risk of suicide when compared to the general population. In general, the risk was higher among White, male, and older cancer patients, as well as among patients living in rural areas and with lower socioeconomic status. Future studies should further investigate the psychosocial aspects of receiving a diagnosis of cancer on patients’ mental health as well as the impact of new treatments and their availability on suicide risk and disparities among cancer patients to better inform policies. MDPI 2023-10-16 /pmc/articles/PMC10607431/ /pubmed/37892700 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12206563 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Grobman, Ben Mansur, Arian Babalola, Dolapo Srinivasan, Anirudh P. Antonio, Jose Marco Lu, Christine Y. Suicide among Cancer Patients: Current Knowledge and Directions for Observational Research |
title | Suicide among Cancer Patients: Current Knowledge and Directions for Observational Research |
title_full | Suicide among Cancer Patients: Current Knowledge and Directions for Observational Research |
title_fullStr | Suicide among Cancer Patients: Current Knowledge and Directions for Observational Research |
title_full_unstemmed | Suicide among Cancer Patients: Current Knowledge and Directions for Observational Research |
title_short | Suicide among Cancer Patients: Current Knowledge and Directions for Observational Research |
title_sort | suicide among cancer patients: current knowledge and directions for observational research |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10607431/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37892700 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12206563 |
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