SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Suicide Mortality Risk among Patients with Lung Cancer-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Confronting nihilism and stigma in lung cancer: The nurse practitioner's role in restoring hope and trust.Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners · 2026Article
- Bioinformatics analysis of the expression and prognostic significance of depression-related genes in lung adenocarcinoma.Translational cancer research · 2026Article
- Developing and validating a nomogram of suicide risk in lung cancer patients based on the SEER database.Discover oncology · 2025Article
- Suicide mortality and suicidal ideation among patients with colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- Lung cancer and the eroded self: identity challenges and mental well-being - a narrative review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- Long-Term Analysis of Suicide Incidence Among Patients with Lung Cancer: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempts, and Suicide Mortality in Cancer: An Overview of Systematic Reviews with Meta-Analysis.Cancers · 2025Review
- Nomogram for predicting suicide risk in pancreatic cancer patients: a retrospective study based on SEER database.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Completed suicide risk factors among people living with HIV in Hunan Province identified through a psychological autopsy case-control study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
The risk for suicide in patients with cancer is higher compared to the general population. However, little is known about patients with lung cancer specifically. We therefore implemented a systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis of retrospective cohort studies on suicide in patients with lung cancer. We searched a high number of common databases up to 02/2021. For the systematic review, a total of 23 studies was included. To exclude bias due to patient sample overlap, the meta-analysis was performed on 12 studies. The pooled standardized mortality ratio (SMR) for suicide was 2.95 (95% Confidence Interval (CI) = 2.42-3.60) for patients with lung cancer as compared to the general population. Subgroups with a pronouncedly higher risk for suicide compared to the general population were found for patients living in the USA (SMR = 4.17, 95% CI = 3.88-4.48), with tumors of late stage (SMR = 4.68, 95% CI = 1.28-17.14), and within one year after diagnosis (SMR = 5.00, 95% CI = 4.11-6.08). An increased risk for suicide was found in patients with lung cancer, with subgroups at particular risk. Patients at increased risk should be monitored more closely for suicidality and should receive specialized psycho-oncological and psychiatric care. Further studies should clarify the role of smoking and depressive symptoms on suicidality among lung cancer patients.
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