TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Regional disparities in suicide among patients with cancer: a nationwide population-based study in japan
JO  - Cancer medicine
A1  - Kurisu, Ken
A1  - Harashima, Saki
A1  - Fujimori, Maiko
A1  - Akechi, Tatsuo
A1  - Yoshiuchi, Kazuhiro
A1  - Uchitomi, Yosuke
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - BACKGROUND: This study aimed to explore prefecture-level differences in suicide risk among patients with cancer in Japan. <br><br>METHODS: Data from the National Cancer Registry, which covers the entire Japanese population, were used. Patients diagnosed with cancer between 2016 and 2017 were included. The standardized mortality ratio (SMR) for suicide within 2 years after cancer diagnosis was quantified compared with the general population for each prefecture. Multivariate Poisson regression analysis was conducted to quantify the adjusted relative risk using Hokkaido as the reference. <br><br>RESULTS: The analysis included 2,133,502 patients. The SMRs were high among patients with cancer residing in certain prefectures, such as the Hokuriku region (the middle and western parts of Japan's main island). These areas also exhibited a significant relative risk in the Poisson regression model. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The results demonstrated that patients with cancer in certain prefectures in Japan have a high suicide risk.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2045-7634
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cam4.6574
ID  - ref1
ER  -