Wellbeing Compass #296 · Stomach Cancer & Mental Health
Live: stomach-cancer-mental-health.html. Kouhestani et al. (BMJ Support Palliat Care 2022, 18 studies, N=4,709) found pooled depression prevalence ~37% in gastric cancer — highest Eastern Mediterranean ~42%, Western Pacific ~40%. Sugawara & Kunieda SEER (Jpn J Clin Oncol 2016, N=65,535): suicide SMR=4.07 overall, spikes to SMR=67.67 in first 3 months post-diagnosis. Risk factors: male, White, unmarried, distant-stage. WC now 296 topics free and evidence-based.