Abstract
This study examined the suicide risk among persons with cancer in ethnic groups with differential suicide mortality in the general population. We calculated the suicide standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) among Europe-America and Asia-North Africa-born Israelis with cancer, relative to the respective rates in the general population. The SIRs were higher in the European-American group [men: 1.96, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.62-2.30; women: 2.03, 95% CI 1.51-2.56], but not significantly different in the Asian-North African group (men: 0.86, 95% CI 0.52-1.20; women: 0.80, 95% CI 0.10-1.50). Assessment of suicide risk must consider the 'suicide culture' of the person with cancer.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Age Distribution
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Aged
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Asian People / psychology
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Asian People / statistics & numerical data
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Black People / psychology
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Black People / statistics & numerical data
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Confidence Intervals
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Ethnicity / psychology
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Ethnicity / statistics & numerical data*
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Female
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Humans
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Incidence
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Israel / ethnology
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Neoplasms / ethnology
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Neoplasms / psychology*
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Population Surveillance
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Registries
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Risk Factors
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Self-Injurious Behavior / ethnology
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Self-Injurious Behavior / psychology*
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Sex Distribution
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Socioeconomic Factors
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Suicide / ethnology*
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Suicide / psychology*
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White People / psychology
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White People / statistics & numerical data