Fig. 1

Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) of suicide among cancer patients by subsite. The y-axis depicts the SMR with 95% CI, and the x-axis depicts the disease site. Different time periods after diagnosis (<1 year vs 1–5 years vs >5 years) are shown in different colors. Certain cancer patients have relatively high SMR from suicide in the first year after diagnosis (e.g. lung, with SMR of 25; or Hodgkin lymphoma, with SMR of 26). For most cancers, the SMR of suicide subsides with longer follow-up time. In contrast, for certain cancers, the SMR of suicide remains elevated (e.g. Hodgkin lymphoma) or increases (e.g. testicular)