Table 3. Methodology of suicide in cancer patient cohort by time since cancer diagnosis.
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Time to death from cancer diagnosis
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| Type of suicide | <1 year | 1–2 years | 3–5 years | Total | |
| Analgesics, antipyrectics and anti-rheumatics | n | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| % | 24% | 29% | 47% | 100% | |
| Tranquillizers and other psychotropics | n | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| % | 33% | 42% | 25% | 100% | |
| Other solids or liquids | n | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| % | 38% | 8% | 54% | 100% | |
| Gases | n | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| % | 35% | 18% | 47% | 100% | |
| Hanging | n | 12 | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| % | 55% | 9% | 36% | 100% | |
| Drowning | n | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 |
| % | 32% | 26% | 42% | 100% | |
| Firearms | n | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| % | 57% | 14% | 29% | 100% | |
| Cutting | n | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| % | 33% | 33% | 33% | 100% | |
| Jumping | n | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| % | 62% | 23% | 15% | 100% | |
| Other/unspecified | n | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| % | 20% | 0% | 80% | 100% | |
| Total | n | 52 | 27 | 52 | 131 |
| % | 40% | 21% | 40% | 100% | |
Percentages rounded to nearest whole number.