title: The threat of suicide.
abstract: Diagnosing a patient with cancer is often distressing and can create a dilemma for the doctor if the patient's reaction is likely to be unpredictable or the patient is threatening suicide. The author looks at these problems and reminds the reader that the results can sometimes be surprising.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice, University of Western Australia.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Strickland
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D013405:Suicide