Prostate Cancer and Suicide Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Suicide is a substantial public health concern, and there are a variety of contributing factors. Prostate cancer is known to be a disease at high risk of suicide regardless of country and age. Nonetheless, comprehensive information about associated risk levels and underlying determinants remains limited. To systematically evaluate the suicide risk in prostate cancer patients compared to control by systematic review and meta-analysis.

Materials and methods

PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were searched from the earliest available indexing date through May 2024. The criteria for selecting the subjects were as follows: (1) studies including patients who had prostate cancer, (2) intervention was not specified, (3) comparison was made with people without prostate

SUBMITTER: Kim YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12505479 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature