ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2019
Gaps and delays in survivorship care in the return-to-work pathway for survivors of breast cancer-a qualitative study.
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- Psychosocial experiences of breast cancer survivors: a meta-review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024Pooled it
- Experiences of women with breast cancer while working or returning to work: a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Pooled it
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- A scoping review on information and support needs regarding cancer and work: part I - cancer survivors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Review
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- Supporting the return to work of breast cancer survivors: perspectives from Canadian employer representatives.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024Article
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- Ghosts in the machinery: Living with and beyond radiotherapy treatment for gynaecological cancer.Health (London, England : 1997) · 2024Article
- Evaluation of Usability and Satisfaction of Two Online Tools to Guide Return to Work for Cancer Survivors on the Cancer and Work Website.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Risk Stratification and Cancer Follow-Up: Towards More Personalized Post-Treatment Care in Canada.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022Article
- Acceptability and Feasibility of a Return-to-Work Intervention for Posttreatment Breast Cancer Survivors: Protocol for a Co-design and Development Study.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- Evolution of Oncology and Palliative Nursing in Meeting the Changing Landscape of Cancer Care.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2022Review
- A multidisciplinary working model for promoting return to work of cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Article
- Canadian Resources, Programs, and Models of Care to Support Cancer Survivors' Transition beyond Treatment: A Scoping Review.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2021Article
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- The post-treatment return-to-work transition experience for breast cancer survivors under 50 years of age.Canadian oncology nursing journal = Revue canadienne de nursing oncologique · 2021Article
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- Facing forward: The development of a cancer nursing knowledge and practice framework.Canadian oncology nursing journal = Revue canadienne de nursing oncologique · 2020Article
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Abstract
Introduction: The number of survivors of breast cancer (bca) in Canada has steadily increased thanks to major advances in cancer care. But the resulting clientele face new challenges related to survivorship. The lack of continuity of care and the side effects of treatment affect the resumption of active life by survivors of bca, including return to work (rtw). The goal of the present article was to outline gaps and delay in survivorship care in the rtw pathway of survivors of bca. Methods: This qualitative interpretative descriptive study recruited 9 survivors of bca in the province of Quebec. Interviews were conducted at the end of cancer treatments ( Results: The interviews highlighted gaps in survivorship care and the paucity of dedicated resources for cancer survivors. Participants received neither a survivorship care plan nor information about cancer survivorship (for example, transition to a new normal, side effects, rtw). Conclusions: Support for survivors of bca resuming their active lives has to be optimized. We suggest that health professionals have to intervene at 1, 3, and 6 months after cancer treatment. At those points, survivors of bca need support for side-effects management, the rtw decision, resource navigation, and reintegration of daily activities. Also, delay in clinical pathways seems to be longer, and much attention is needed to accompany the transition to a "normal life" after cancer.
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