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Suicide after cancer diagnosis among older adults: A nationwide study from Austria

2026-07-16

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Background</h4> Onset of cancer is linked to psychological distress and cancer is prevalent in older adults. Yet, the association to suicide is scarcely examined. The aim of this study was to assess whether cancer diagnosed in older adults is associated with suicide incidence. <h4>Methods</h4> All older adults (65+ years) who lived in Austria in the years 2014-2021 (n=2,175,134) were follo...

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Literature Corpus work: a78de0d2-ffd4-55d6-8169-31b66ab6c047
DOI: 10.64898/2026.07.14.26358049

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