SynthesisDeutsches Arzteblatt international2017
Unemployment Following Childhood Cancer.
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- Insurance, legal, and financial hardships of childhood and adolescent cancer survivors-a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Pooled it
- Work-Related Medical Rehabilitation in Cancer: A Cluster-Randomized Multicenter Study.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2019Trial
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- Addressing survivorship care gaps through digital innovation: opportunities, challenges, and ethical considerations in the e-QuoL project.BMC cancer · 2025Article
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- Healthcare providers' expected barriers and facilitators to the implementation of person-centered long-term follow-up care for childhood cancer survivors: A PanCareFollowUp study.Cancer medicine · 2024Article
- Public perceptions of families affected by pediatric cancer and educational work in pediatric oncology.Pediatric research · 2024Article
- Excess healthcare expenditure in adults treated for solid cancer in childhood: a cohort study in France.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2024Article
- Late Adverse Effects after Treatment for Childhood Acute Leukemia.Acta medica academica · 2024Review
- Association between prevalence and severity of chronic kidney disease and employment status: a nationwide study in Korea.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Socioeconomic status and adiposity in childhood cancer survivors: A cross-sectional retrospective study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Achieving a Brighter Future: A Career-Focused Mentoring Program Designed for Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer.Continuity in education · 2024Article
- Improving quality and quantity of life for childhood cancer survivors globally in the twenty-first century.Nature reviews. Clinical oncology · 2023Review
- Prioritizing Solutions and Improving Resources among Young Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors: Results of an Online Survey.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
- Approaches to Minimise the Neurodevelopmental Impact of Choroid Plexus Carcinoma and Its Treatment.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Alberta Childhood Cancer Survivorship Research Program.Cancers · 2023Article
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- Cancer survivors and adverse work outcomes: associated factors and supportive interventions.British medical bulletin · 2023Review
- Importance of Social Support of Parents of Children with Cancer: A Multicomponent Model Using Partial Least Squares-Path Modelling.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Socio-economic outcomes among long-term childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia survivors enrolled between 1971 and 1998 in EORTC CLG studies: Results of the 58LAE study.European journal of cancer care · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundChildhood cancer survivors are at risk of physical and mental long-term sequelae that may interfere with their employment situation in adulthood. We updated a systematic review from 2006 and assessed unemployment in adult childhood cancer survivors compared to the general population, and its predictors.
methodsSystematic literature searches for articles published between February 2006 and August 2016 were performed in CINAHL, EMBASE, PubMed, PsycINFO, and SocINDEX. We extracted unemployment rates in studies with and without population controls (controlled /uncontrolled studies). Unemployment in controlled studies was evaluated using a meta-analytic approach.
resultsWe included 56 studies, of which 27 were controlled studies. Approximately one in six survivors was unemployed. The overall meta-analysis of controlled studies showed that survivors were more likely to be unemployed than controls (Odds Ratio [OR] = 1.48, 95% confidence interval [CI]: [1.14; 1.93]). Elevated odds were found in survivors in the US and Canada (OR = 1.86, 95% CI: [1.26; 2.75]), as well as in Europe (OR = 1.39, 95% CI: [0.97; 1.97]). Survivors of brain tumors in particular were more likely to be unemployed (OR = 4.62, 95% CI: [2.56; 8.31]). Narrative synthesis across all included studies revealed younger age at study and diagnosis, female sex, radiotherapy, and physical late effects as further predictors of unemployment.
conclusionChildhood cancer survivors are at considerable risk of unemployment in adulthood. They may benefit from psycho-social care services along the cancer trajectory to support labor market integration.
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