ArticleBMJ open2021
Suicide after cancer diagnosis in South Korea: a population-based cohort study.
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- Suicide and Head and Neck Cancer: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis and Narrative Synthesis.Psycho-oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of suicidal ideation, attempts and associated risk factors in oral cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2025Pooled it
- Initiation of SGLT2 Inhibitors Versus DPP-4 Inhibitors in Metformin Users and Risk of Incident Depression: A Nationwide, Claims-Based Active-Comparator New-User Study.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2026Article
- Suicide Risk and Associated Factors in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer: A Systematic Review.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Psychological distress in cancer survivors: a population-based analysis and machine learning-based risk stratification.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- U-Shaped Association Between β-Carotene Intake and Suicidal Ideation in Cancer Survivors: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Sample.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Suicide mortality and suicidal ideation among patients with colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
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- Sex-Specific Factors Associated with Suicidal Ideation among Patients with Cancer in Korea: A Population-Based Study.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024Article
- Trends in cancer-related suicide in the United States: a population-based epidemiology study spanning 40 years of data.Translational psychiatry · 2024Article
- Cumulative burden of psychiatric disorders and self-harm across 26 adult cancers.Nature medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe present study aimed to determine whether the suicide risk increased after a cancer diagnosis.
designPopulation-based cohort study. SETTING AND
participantsThis study incorporated the National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort in South Korea. Of the 975 348 subjects, 39 027 with cancer and 936 321 who were cancer free participated between 2005 and 2013. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURE: Suicide.
resultsA total of 110 suicides (82 men, 28 women) were identified among these 39 027 subjects with cancer during a total of 127 184 person-years; among the 936 321 cancer-free subjects, 2163 suicides were reported during a total of 8 222 479 person-years. Cox proportional hazards models were used to compare all-cause and suicide mortalities after cancer diagnosis following adjustment for possible confounding covariates. After adjusting for factors related to suicide, we identified an elevated relative risk of suicide among patients with cancer (HR: 1.480, 95% CI: 1.209 to 1.812). Among men, the relative risk was substantially increased among patients with lip, oral cavity/pharyngeal, colon and rectal, pancreatic and lung cancers when compared with cancer-free subjects; whereas among women, the relative risk was substantially increased among patients with colon and rectal cancers.
conclusionOur study observed an increased risk of suicide among patients with cancer that varied according to the anatomical cancer site, even after accounting for clinical comorbidities and psychiatric illness. Our findings indicate a need for social support and suicide prevention strategies for patients with cancer.
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