Trends in cancer-related suicide in the United States: a population-based epidemiology study spanning 40 years of data

Qiang Liu; Zheng Qu; Hao Dong; Yihang Qi; Juan Wu; Wenxiang Zhang; Xiangyu Wang; Zhongzhao Wang; Yi Fang; Jing Wang

doi:10.1038/s41398-024-02917-9

Translational Psychiatry (May 2024)

Trends in cancer-related suicide in the United States: a population-based epidemiology study spanning 40 years of data

Qiang Liu,
Zheng Qu,
Hao Dong,
Yihang Qi,
Juan Wu,
Wenxiang Zhang,
Xiangyu Wang,
Zhongzhao Wang,
Yi Fang,
Jing Wang

Affiliations

Qiang Liu: Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
Zheng Qu: Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
Hao Dong: Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
Yihang Qi: Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
Juan Wu: Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
Wenxiang Zhang: Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
Xiangyu Wang: Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
Zhongzhao Wang: Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
Yi Fang: Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
Jing Wang: Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-024-02917-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Abstract Large cohort studies examining trends in cancer-related suicide are lacking. We analyzed data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database, encompassing a total of 4,870,410 patients diagnosed with cancer from 1975 to 2017 in the United States. Joinpoint regression was used to estimate the annual percent change (APC) and average annual percentage change (AAPC) of age-adjusted rates of suicide. In the past 40 years, we revealed a gradual increase in cancer-related suicide rates from 1975 to 1989, followed by a gradual decrease from 1989 to 2013, and a marked decrease from 2013 to 2017. These trends suggested the potential impact of advancements in psychosocial care for patients with cancer in contributing to the observed decrease in suicide rates.

Published in Translational Psychiatry

ISSN: 2158-3188 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
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