title: The effect of cancer on suicide in ethnic groups with a differential suicide risk.
abstract: This study examined the suicide risk among persons with cancer in ethnic groups with differential suicide mortality in the general population. We calculated the suicide standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) among Europe-America and Asia-North Africa-born Israelis with cancer, relative to the respective rates in the general population. The SIRs were higher in the European-American group [men: 1.96, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.62-2.30; women: 2.03, 95% CI 1.51-2.56], but not significantly different in the Asian-North African group (men: 0.86, 95% CI 0.52-1.20; women: 0.80, 95% CI 0.10-1.50). Assessment of suicide risk must consider the 'suicide culture' of the person with cancer.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya, 46150, Israel. onakash@idc.ac.il
authors.forename: Ora
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nakash
authors.forename: Micha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barchana
authors.forename: Irena
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Liphshitz
authors.forename: Lital
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Keinan-Boker
authors.forename: Itzhak
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Levav
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D044383:Black People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007557:Israel / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012042:Registries; D012307:Risk Factors; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data