title: High suicide mortality soon after diagnosis among cancer patients in central Italy.
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.
authors.affiliation: UO Epidemiologia, CSPO Presidio per la prevenzione oncologica, Azienda Ospedaliera Careggi, Firenze, Italia.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Crocetti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arniani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Acciai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barchielli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Buiatti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000523:psychology; D012737:Sex Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*