Elevated suicide risk in thyroid cancer patients: determining mortality rates and identifying predictive factors using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite thyroid cancer's favorable prognosis, population-level data on suicide risk and predictive factors remain limited, necessitating targeted mental health interventions. Patients experience significant psychological distress due to diagnostic/treatment uncertainties, particularly in the active surveillance era. This study quantified suicide mortality and identified risk predictors among US thyroid cancer patients.

Methods

We analyzed 328,264 histologically confirmed thyroid cancer patients [International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O) C73.9] from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database (2000-2021). Exclusions: non-suicide deaths, cases without microscopic confirmation, and incomplete records. We calculated standardized

SUBMITTER: Ma J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12432780 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature