Suicide among patients with cancer cared for at home by palliative-care teams.
Patients with terminal cancer are thought to be at high risk of committing suicide. In a population of 17,964 patients with terminal cancer cared for at home by 12 palliative-care teams, five patients committed suicide. We speculate that continuing care made up by symptomatic treatment and psychosocial support given to these patients may reduce the risk.
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019452:Terminally Ill / Q000523:psychology*