Chang DC, et al. - Among 286 inpatients with head and neck cancer (HNC) who were referred to the psychiatry department for an emotional distress assessment during cancer treatment, researchers analyzed the risk factors correlated with suicidal ideation. Using multivariate logistic regression, sociodemographic and clinical factors, as well as Distress Thermometer (DT) scoring, were gathered and analyzed. The model was found to predict suicidal ideation with 93.4% accuracy (area under the curve value) based on the receiver operating characteristic and logistic regression. According to findings from this retrospective longitudinal study strongly, suicidal ideation can be quickly screened for patients with depression, hypopharyngeal cancer, higher DT scores, and past cancer history, and may help prevent suicidal events in HNC patients.