Incidence of suicide among adolescent and young adult cancer patients: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As the survival rates of cancer patients continue to increase, most cancer patients now die of non-cancer causes. Several studies have been showing elevated suicide rates among patients with cancer. However, no large-scale study has thoroughly assessed the risk of suicide among adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with cancer. This study was conducted to characterize suicide mortality among AYA patients in the US and identify risk factors associated with a higher risk of suicide.

Methods

Patients aged 15-39 years were residents of the US served by the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program, who were diagnosed with cancers from 1973 to 2015.

Results

We report that 981 of the 572,500 AYA patients with cancer committed suicide, for an

SUBMITTER: Yang P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8522157 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature