Citation

Ripamonti C, Filiberti A, Totis A, De Conno F, Tamburini M. Lancet 1999; 354(9193): 1877-1878.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10584730

Abstract

Patients with terminal cancer are thought to be at high risk of committing suicide. In a population of 17,964 patients with terminal cancer cared for at home by 12 palliative-care teams, five patients committed suicide. We speculate that continuing care made up by symptomatic treatment and psychosocial support given to these patients may reduce the risk.

Language: en