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Suicide Among Cancer Patients (IN: Suicide and Euthanasia, ed. by S E Wallace and A Eser)
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This chapter is a revised version of an article written in German in 1976. It notes that little research has been conducted on suicide among cancer patients. It reviews & reports demographic information on suicide studies in which some data related to cancer patients or patients with terminal illnesses was avilable. It discusses depression, indirect life-threatening behaviours, & use of psychopharmacological drugs in treating those with terminal illnesses.