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. 1998 Apr;77(7):1194-6.
doi: 10.1038/bjc.1998.199.

High suicide mortality soon after diagnosis among cancer patients in central Italy

E Crocetti  1 , S Arniani, S Acciai, A Barchielli, E Buiatti
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High suicide mortality soon after diagnosis among cancer patients in central Italy

E Crocetti et al. Br J Cancer. 1998 Apr.
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Abstract

A high suicide mortality risk has been documented among a population-based cohort of 27 123 cancer patients resident in central Italy where the general suicide rate is low. Forty-one suicides were observed (SMR = 2.36) which were only 0.2% of all deaths. However, the highest risk (SMR = 27.7) during the first 6 months after diagnosis, represents a greater contrast with the general population than has been observed in other studies.

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