How does a breast cancer diagnosis affect employment of young women?
https://www.facingourrisk.org/XRAY/breast-cancer-survivors-experience-financial-challenges
Full article: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10549-019-05293-x
Most young women who are diagnosed with breast cancer remain employed one year after their diagnosis. Among breast cancer patients who were unemployed a year later, half reported that their unemployment was due to health issues. The issues that were most associated with unemployment were stage of cancer and financial stress prior to diagnosis. (1/10/20)
Questions To Ask Your Health Care Provider
- How much work can I expect to miss during treatment?
- Will I have physical limitations after surgery or treatment?
- What impact will my treatment have on my ability to do my job?
- What side effects might occur with my treatment and how long might they last?
- What is the out-of-pocket cost of my treatment?
Open Clinical Trials
- NCT03572374: Talking to Employers and Medical Staff About Breast Cancer Treatment and Your Job (TEAMWORK Study). This study will learn more about how breast cancer treatment affects patients' employment. Researchers are testing an early version of the TEAMWork (Talking to Employers And Medical staff about Work) mobile app, which is designed to help breast cancer patients keep their jobs during and after treatment.
- NCT02333604: Cancer Experience Registry. This web-based registry distributes surveys to better understand the social, emotional, physical, financial and decision-making experiences of cancer patients and their caregivers.
- NCT04960787: Financial Navigation Program to Improve Understanding and Management of Financial Aspects of Cancer Care for Patients and Their Spouses. This clinical trial examines a financial navigation program that helps patients and their spouses understand and better manage the financial aspects of cancer care.
- NCT04931251: Addressing Cancer-Related Financial Toxicity in Rural Oncology Care Settings. The study conducts a financial navigation program in 5 rural and 4 non-rural oncology practices in North Carolina. This study also evaluate the effects of financial navigation on patient outcomes, including financial toxicity and health-related quality of life.
- NCT04766190: DISCO: A Patient Intervention to Reduce the Financial Burden of Cancer. The DISCO App is designed to improve patient-and-doctor communication about costs of care.
About FORCE
FORCE is a national nonprofit organization, established in 1999. Our mission is to improve the lives of individuals and families affected by adult hereditary cancers.