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Anonymous Coward User ID: 43726749 United States 05/04/2014 11:21 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | May make the difference between life and death for many patients: [link to oralcancerfoundation.org] [link to www.cancer.gov] May 23, 2012 — Suicide rates among patients with oral cavity and oropharyngeal (OC/OP) cancer have increased significantly over the past three decades, particularly among male patients during the first year after diagnosis. As many as half of patients with head and neck cancer suffer from depression, among the highest of all oncology patients (Clinical Advances in Hematology & Oncology, June 2009 Vol. 7:6, pp. 397-403). However, despite documented high rates of depression and suicide among patients with head and neck cancer, studies examining suicide and other noncancer-related deaths in patients with OC/OP have not been published |
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(OP) User ID: 50488077 United States 05/04/2014 11:39 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | May make the difference between life and death for many patients: Quoting: zenobiaphobia [link to oralcancerfoundation.org] [link to www.cancer.gov] May 23, 2012 — Suicide rates among patients with oral cavity and oropharyngeal (OC/OP) cancer have increased significantly over the past three decades, particularly among male patients during the first year after diagnosis. As many as half of patients with head and neck cancer suffer from depression, among the highest of all oncology patients (Clinical Advances in Hematology & Oncology, June 2009 Vol. 7:6, pp. 397-403). However, despite documented high rates of depression and suicide among patients with head and neck cancer, studies examining suicide and other noncancer-related deaths in patients with OC/OP have not been published Wow I had no idea... |