Cancer diagnosis increases the risk of suicide
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Cancer diagnosis increases the risk of suicide

A diagnosis of cancer results in a 20% increase in risk of suicide compared with the general population, a nationwide population-based study in England has found.

Cancer Nursing Practice. 18, 2, 10-10. doi: 10.7748/cnp.18.2.10.s8

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