ArticleJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2015
Influence of radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer on work status and working life 3 years after surgery.
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- Long-term work retention after treatment for cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2020Pooled it
- Work after prostate cancer: a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2019Pooled it
- Preoperative Membranous Urethral Length Measurement and Continence Recovery Following Radical Prostatectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.European urology · 2017Pooled it
- Perceived cognitive impairment and occupational functioning in prostate cancer survivors: an exploratory cross-sectional analysis.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
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- Social and medical risk factors associated with supportive needs in the first year following localized prostate cancer treatment.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2021Article
- Duration of sick leave after active surveillance, surgery or radiotherapy for localised prostate cancer: a nationwide cohort study.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Impact of Cancer on Employment.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2020Review
- Making Cancer Rehabilitation Services Work for Cancer Patients: Recommendations for Research and Practice to Improve Employment Outcomes.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2017Review
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and Work: A Scoping Review.American journal of men's healthArticle
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study is to study the influence of radical prostatectomy (RP) for prostate cancer on work status and working life in men 3 years after surgery.
methodsIn a prospective, questionnaire-based study on adverse effects after RP, 330 prostate cancer (PCa) patients who had been active in the workforce before RP described their work status 3 years after having surgery. We dichotomized their postoperative work status into "unchanged or increased" versus "reduced." The participants also reported whether their working life was influenced by the PCa trajectory to no, some, or a great extent. Univariate and multiple logistic regression models were established with sociodemographic and clinical characteristics as independent variables and "work status" or "influence of PCa trajectory on working life" as dependent variables.
resultsTwenty-five percent of the participants had retired. Of the remaining participants, approximately 20 % had a reduced work status, which in the multivariate analyses was significantly associated with increasing age. One third of the men still active in the workforce considered the PCa to negatively influence their working life. This was independently associated with bother related to urinary leakage, fatigue, and having undergone additional oncological therapy (pelvic radiotherapy and/or hormone treatment).
conclusionThough RP does not affect work status in most men, approximately one third of them experience problems in their working life due to adverse effects related to RP and/or additional post-RP anti-cancer therapy. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Most PCa survivors can expect to remain in the workforce for at least 3 years after RP, but for some, persistent adverse effects after RP and /or additional anti-cancer treatment negatively affect their working life. Pre-RP counseling of men within the workforce should cover possible post-RP changes concerning work status and working life.
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