Factors associated with increased risk of suicide among survivors of head and neck cancer: A population-based analysis

More than 15 million individuals in the United States are currently living with a cancer diagnosis [1], 430,000 of whom are head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors [2]. The number of HNC survivors is projected to increase mostly due to decreasing smoking rates, decreasing smoking related head and neck cancer, and increasing incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related head and neck cancer [2]. Post-diagnosis, survivors face survival and lifestyle-related comorbidities and competing causes of death, including depression and suicide [3 –5].

Source: Oral Oncology - April 11, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Nosayaba Osazuwa-Peters, Lauren D. Arnold, Travis M. Loux, Mark A. Varvares, Mario Schootman Source Type: research