Suicide Risk Among Individuals Diagnosed With Cancer in the US, 2000-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Individuals diagnosed with cancer have elevated suicide risks compared with the general population. National estimates of suicide risks among individuals with cancer are lacking in the US, and knowledge about risk factors is limited.

Objective

To provide contemporary estimates of suicide risks associated with cancer and to identify sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with suicide risks among individuals diagnosed with cancer.

Design, setting, and participants

A population-based cohort of individuals diagnosed with cancer from January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2016, from 43 states in the US were followed up through December 31, 2016. Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) were calculated adjusting for attained age at death, sex, and race and ethnic

SUBMITTER: Hu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9860529 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature