Decades After Cancer, Suicide Risk Remains High
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Decades after cancer, suicide risk remains high.
After seemingly successful treatment, the price of surviving cancer for some people is so high that the risk of attempting suicide, succeeding at it, or having suicidal thoughts remains elevated for decades, according to two new studies. This research demonstrates that mental health counseling, along with physical care, is a must for some, if not all, long-term survivors, say the authors. And t...
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عنوان ژورنال: JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1460-2105,0027-8874
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djj424