Psychiatric News (1/18) reports, “Some individuals who undergo surgery for cancer may be more likely to die by suicide than the general population,” according to a study that found “the highest rates of death by suicide were among patients who underwent surgery for cancers of the head and neck, bladder, esophagus, and pancreas.” This study also found that “patients who were male, White, and divorced or single were at greatest risk of death by suicide.” The findingsof the study that “included 1,811,397 patients” were published online Jan. 12 in JAMA Oncology.
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— “Suicide Risk Higher for Some Patients Following Cancer Surgery, Psychiatric News , January 18, 2023