ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Return to Work and Mortality in Breast Cancer Survivors: A 11-Year Longitudinal Study.
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- The Impact of Oncological Treatments on Return to Work, Work Ability, and Sickness Absence in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Prognostic factors for return to work in breast cancer survivors.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Association Between Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Survival in Patients with Lung Cancer: A Nationwide Cohort Study.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2026Article
- Potential profile analysis of return-to-work readiness and self-efficacy in postoperative breast cancer patients who have returned to work.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Adjuvant Tegafur-Uracil Improves Survival in Low-Risk, Mismatch Repair Proficient Stage IIA Colon Cancer: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Recovering or working: women's experiences of working while coping with cancer: a qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Cancer Recurrence Fear and Return to Work in Breast Cancer Survivors:The Mediating Effects of Health Literacy.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- West African Genetic Ancestry and Breast Cancer Outcomes Among Black Women.JAMA network open · 2024Observational
- Role experiences of women with breast cancer as daughters: A qualitative meta-synthesis.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2024Review
- Returning to Work after Breast Cancer: A One-Year Mixed-Methods Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Return to work, work productivity loss and activity impairment in Chinese breast cancer survivors 12-month post-surgery: a longitudinal study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Observational
- Supporting Return to Work after Breast Cancer: A Mixed Method Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Social participation and acceptance of disability in young and middle-aged breast cancer patients after surgery: A 6-month follow-up study.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2023Article
- 'Beyond Cancer' Rehabilitation Program to Support Breast Cancer Survivors to Return to Health, Wellness and Work: Feasibility Study Outcomes.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Breast cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in women, and it is a major cause of cancer death around the world. With the development of diagnostic methods and improvements in treatment methods, the incidence rate of breast cancer and the number of breast cancer survivors continue to simultaneously increase. We used national registry database to analyze the features that affect employment and return to work among breast cancer survivors. A total of 23,220 employees, who were newly diagnosed with breast cancer were recruited based on the Labor Insurance Database (LID), the Taiwan Cancer Registry (TCR), and National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) during the period 2004-2015. The correlations between return to work (RTW) and independent confounding factors were examined using Cox proportional hazards model. Survival probability was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meir method. After adjusting for confounding variables, cancer stage, chemotherapy and higher income were significantly negatively correlated with RTW. Among breast cancer survivors, RTW was found to be related to a lower risk of all-cause mortality in both the unadjusted and fully adjusted model. Patients who had RTW exhibited better survival in all stages. Work-, disease- and treatment-related factors influenced RTW among employees with breast cancer. RTW was associated with better breast cancer survival. Our study demonstrates the impact of RTW and the associated factors on breast cancer survivorship.
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