Citation

Nakash O, Barchana M, Liphshitz I, Keinan-Boker L, Levav I. Eur. J. Public Health 2013; 23(1): 114-115.

Affiliation

School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya, 46150, Israel.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Oxford University Press)

DOI

10.1093/eurpub/cks045

PMID

22539628

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.

Language: en