Better Off Dead: Suicidal Thoughts in Cancer Patients

2008197 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Jane Walker · National Health Service

Rachel Waters · Edinburgh Cancer Research

Gordon Murray · University of Oxford

H. Lee Swanson · Edinburgh Cancer Research

Carina Hibberd · University of Oxford

Robert W Rush · Edinburgh Cancer Research

D. Storey ·

Abstract

A substantial number of cancer outpatients report thoughts that they would be better off dead or thoughts of hurting themselves. Management of emotional distress and pain should be a central aspect of cancer care.

Topics & Keywords

Cancer survivorship and care Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volume 26, Issue 29, pp. 4725-4730

DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.11.8844

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