The risk of committing suicide among cancer survivors is high even many years after diagnosis, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Christopher John Recklitis, PhD, MPH, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, also spoke on the matter at the 2015 World Congress of Psycho-Oncology, where he said that suicidal thoughts can occur even when there are no physical signs of depression. Therefore, friends and family members are usually unaware of a cancer survivor’s internal struggles.

In a survey of 693 prostate cancer survivors, Recklitis and his colleagues found that 12 percent of respondents experienced suicidal …read more

The risk of committing suicide among cancer survivors is high even many years after diagnosis, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Christopher John Recklitis, PhD, MPH, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, also spoke on the matter at the 2015 World Congress of Psycho-Oncology, where he said that suicidal thoughts can occur even when there are no physical signs of depression. Therefore, friends and family members are usually unaware of a cancer survivor’s internal struggles.

In a survey of 693 prostate cancer survivors, Recklitis and his colleagues found that 12 percent of respondents experienced suicidal …read more

The risk of committing suicide among cancer survivors is high even many years after diagnosis, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Christopher John Recklitis, PhD, MPH, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, also spoke on the matter at the 2015 World Congress of Psycho-Oncology, where he said that suicidal thoughts can occur even when there are no physical signs of depression. Therefore, friends and family members are usually unaware of a cancer survivor’s internal struggles.

In a survey of 693 prostate cancer survivors, Recklitis and his colleagues found that 12 percent of respondents experienced suicidal …read more