ocr: Open with statement, "Most patients with cancer have passing thoughts about suicide, such as 'I might do something ifit gets bad enough. 1 Asking the following questions does not enhance risk. Have you ever had thoughts like that? Any Acknowledge thoughts of not wanting to live or that it would be easier if you were to die? Do you have thoughts ofsuicide? Plan? Have you Seriousness thought about how you would do it? Have you ever been depressed or made a suicide Prior history attempt? Have you ever been treated for other psychiatric problems or have you been psychiatrically hos- pitalized befo ...