News-Medical.Net September 17, 2024
People diagnosed with cancer are at a greater risk of mental health problems even five years after their diagnosis, according to a large-scale study of data from UK GP patient records.
Patterns varied by cancer type, with substantially raised risks of suicide and non-fatal self-harm among certain cancers with poor survival, such as lung and pancreatic cancer.
The research was led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and published in eClinical Medicine.
The team analyzed data from 853,177 adults who were diagnosed with cancer between 1998 and 2018, which was matched with 8,106,643 cancer-free individuals to enable comparison.
The analysis focused on the 20 most common cancers: oral cavity, oesophageal, stomach, colorectal, liver, pancreatic, lung, malignant...
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