abstract: Suicide and Cardiovascular Death after a Cancer Diagnosis — NEJM

Suicide and Cardiovascular Death after a Cancer Diagnosis — NEJM

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Original Article

N Engl J Med 2012; 366:1310-1318 April 5, 2012

Background

Receiving a diagnosis of cancer is a traumatic experience that may trigger immediate adverse health consequences beyond the effects of the disease or treatment.

Conclusions

In this large cohort study, patients who had recently received a cancer diagnosis had increased risks of both suicide and death from cardiovascular causes, as compared with cancer-free persons.