Suicide and cancer: a gender-comparative study

Kendal, Wayne S.

doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl385

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“…Another possible reason is that, they hold the rational will of ending their life at the right time 24. Male sex is a risk factor of suicide in NSCLC patients, and it is accordant with trends in general population and those with other cancer 2, 25. Although depression seemed to be higher in female patients with NSCLC, male patients are more likely to succeed in ending their own life 26, 27.…”

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Trends in incidence and associated risk factors of suicide mortality in patients with non‐small cell lung cancer

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Lung cancer patients have an increased risk for committing suicide. But no comprehensive study about the suicide issues among non‐small‐cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients has been published. We aimed to estimate the trend of suicide rate and identify the high‐risk group of NSCLC patients. Patients diagnosed with primary NSCLC were identified from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database (1973‐2013). Suicide mortality rate (SMR) were calculated. Multivariable logistic regression was employed to find out independent risk factors for suicide. Among 495 889 NSCLC patients, 694 (0.14%) of them died from suicide. The suicide mortality rates have significantly decreased (before 1993: 0.21%, 1994‐2003: 0.16%, after 2004: 0.09%, P < .001). Male (OR 6.22, 95% CI: 4.96‐7.98, P < .001), white (OR 3.89, 95% CI: 2.66‐5.97, P < .001), being unmarried (OR 1.43, 95% CI: 1.22‐1.67, P < .001), the elderly (60‐74 vs <60: OR 1.24, 95% CI: 1.03‐1.50, P = .024, >75 vs <60: OR 1.31, 95% CI: 1.05‐1.63, P = .018) were independently associated with higher risk of suicide mortality. Surgery (OR: 1.44, 95% CI: 1.19‐1.73, P < .001) was also relative with higher risk of suicide. Our study observed significant decrease in suicide mortality among NSCLC patients in US over past decades. Older age, male sex, unmarried status, and surgery were risk factors of committing suicide. Clinicians should be aware of these high‐risk groups.

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Trends in incidence and associated risk factors of suicide mortality in patients with non‐small cell lung cancer

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“…Owing to the adverse effects of treatment with external irradiation, patients with head and neck cancer experience bouts of serious illness, debility and numerous symptoms including pain, dysphagia, weight loss and xerostomia [9,10]. However, most early and late complications of brachytherapy for tongue cancer are limited to the area treated, and patients recover in several months [4,5,8].…”

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Brachytherapy for tongue cancer in the very elderly is an alternative to external beam radiation

Khalilur

Hayashi²,

Shibuya³

2011

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Background: The result of curative treatment for very elderly patients with tongue carcinoma has not been reported to date. We retrospectively reviewed the results of brachytherapy in 125 the patients aged over 75 years. Methods: The results of brachytherapy in 125 patients, 75 years old or older, with Stage I or II squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue were reviewed. The 125 cases consisted of 31 Stage I and 94 Stage II cases; 67 patients were under 80 years old and 58 were over 80 years old. All patients were treated using low-dose-rate brachytherapy (

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“…Factors such as non-controllable pain, untreated depression, insufficient social support, substance use, history of suicide in the family, and deprivation could increase the risk of suicide (63)(64)(65). With a frequency of 8% among patients with cancer, suicide ideation may turn into actual attempt at a rate of 2-6%, particularly in the terminal stage (66,67).…”

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