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Age-, sex-, and year-standardized mortality ratios (SMR) are presented with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) overall and by sex. Results: The study included 1.43 million individuals diagnosed with cancer. There were 830 suicide cases in this group. The overall SMR for suicide was 1.34 (95% CI 1.25\u20131.43). The highest risk of suicide death was observed in the first six months after diagnosis (SMR = 1.94, 1.69\u20132.21): cancers of the heart and pleura (19.15, 2.32\u201369.18), an unspecified site (3.99, 1.09\u201310.22), and the esophagus (3.34, 1.08\u20137.79). The highest overall risk of suicide after cancer diagnosis was observed in esophageal (2.94, 1.47\u20135.26), gastric (2.70, 2.00\u20133.57), cervical (2.20, 1.06\u20134.05), and head and neck cancers (2.06, 1.52\u20132.72). Conclusions: Patients with cancer face significantly higher suicide risk, peaking within six months post-diagnosis. 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