Suicidal and Accidental Death Risk Over Time After Diagnosis
The relative increase in suicide risk among ovarian cancer patients was
the highest within the first year after initial diagnosis and subsided
with longer follow-up time (Supplementary Table.3 ). Ten years
after the cancer diagnosis, the suicide risk of cancer patients was
equal to that of the general population. The SMR for accidental death
declined within the first five years of cancer diagnosis and then
elevated after five years (Supplementary Table.4 ). The highest
relative risks of suicide and accidental death persisted over time in
patients with type II ovarian cancer.