Recently published findings in Nature Medicine studied risk of unnatural death following self-harm amongst 459,542 cancer patients diagnosed with 26 different types of cancer. Due to psychological distress and depression experienced by cancer patients, the study authors concluded that the self-harm "prevalence ratio is higher among younger individuals, as they are more likely to be referred for specialized psychosocial cancer care." In particular, the study further revealed the patients with co-occurring were mostly likely to cause self-harm to themselves during the first 12 months of a cancer diagnosis.
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Source mentioned: Chang WH, Lai AG. Cumulative burden of psychiatric disorders and self-harm across 26 adult cancers. Nature Medicine; Published online 28 March 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-022-01740-3
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