title: Suicide in cancer patients.
abstract: Identifying the cancer patient who is at increased risk for suicide is the first step in prevention, and allows for appropriate psychosocial interventions to be initiated. The author presents a list of vulnerability factors that contribute to high suicide potential.
authors.affiliation: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Breitbart
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*