ArticleJournal of occupational rehabilitation2014
The European Cancer and Work Network: CANWON.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.
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- How Much Does Presenteeism Change in Response to Interventions or Alterations in Health Status? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Using the COSMIN Methodology.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2023Pooled it
- Long-term work retention after treatment for cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2020Pooled it
- Interventions to enhance return-to-work for cancer patients.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
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- Cost-Effectiveness of the STEPS Work Participation Program Compared to Usual Care, for Cancer Survivors: An Economic Evaluation Alongside a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- The impact of working conditions on breast cancer outcomes: a study protocol for a population-based cohort study using UK Biobank data.BMJ open · 2025Article
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- The impact of single nucleotide polymorphisms on return-to-work after taxane-based chemotherapy in breast cancer.Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology · 2023Article
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- Future research in cancer survivorship.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeThe number of cancer survivors is rapidly growing due to improved treatment and ageing population. Almost half of cancer patients will experience a cancer diagnosis during working age when career and work-related issues play an important role. Many cancer survivors are at risk for unemployment which greatly affects their quality of life and financial situation. Research on cancer and work is therefore of great importance but scattered over Europe and lacking appropriate dissemination. Moreover, interventions supporting employment of cancer survivors are urgently required but scarcely developed.
methodsThe European Cancer and Work Network (CANWON) aims to combine knowledge on: (1) prognostic factors of unemployment in cancer survivors including gender- and country-specific differences; (2) work-related costs of survivorship for both patients and society; (3) the role of employers; and (4) development and evaluation of innovative, interdisciplinary interventions which effectively support employment. Furthermore, it aims at disseminating research knowledge and best practice worldwide.
resultsCANWON currently unites 23 teams from 15 countries across different stakeholders and research areas. The expected benefits are rapid exchange of research knowledge, standardised methods and techniques, innovative interventions, future guidelines on cancer and work and the improvement of quality of life of cancer patients.
conclusionsUnderstanding prognostic factors, work-related costs, role of the employer and innovative interventions in relation to work in cancer survivors might progress the understanding of other patients with long-term conditions therefore the knowledge resulting from CANWON will benefit a wide range of patient groups.
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