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ArticleJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2025

Strategies to support cancer survivors at work: content analysis of cancer survivor, healthcare provider, and employer perspectives.

Rachel C Forcino, Kali J Morrissette, Courtney J Stevens, Jonathan D Lichtenstein, Sivan Rotenberg, Jenna E Schiffelbein, Deirdre Connolly, Kathleen Doyle Lyons

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Article in Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Rachel C ForcinoDepartment of Population Health, School of Medicine, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, USA. rforcino@kumc.edu.
Kali J MorrissetteDuke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Courtney J StevensDepartment of Psychiatry, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA.
Jonathan D LichtensteinDepartment of Psychiatry, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA.
Sivan RotenbergDepartment of Psychiatry, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA.
Jenna E SchiffelbeinDartmouth Cancer Center, Lebanon, NH, USA.
Deirdre ConnollyOccupational Therapy Department, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Kathleen Doyle LyonsOccupational Therapy Department, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, USA.

Funding

Translational Engineering in Cancer (TEC)P30CA023108 · NCI · DARTMOUTH COLLEGE · PI Fred W Kolling IV · 1985 to 2026
$91.3M
Increasing physical activity among breast cancer survivors: Use of the ORBIT Model to refine and test a novel approach to exercise promotion based on affect-regulationK08CA259632 · NCI · DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK CLINIC · PI STEVENS, COURTNEY JOYCE · 2021 to 2025
$860k
NCI NIH HHS K08 CA259632NCI NIH HHS P30 CA023108
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Abstract

purposeTo (1) describe the challenges identified by cancer survivors, healthcare providers, and employers related to work maintenance and optimization during and after cancer treatment and (2) identify strategies that can address those challenges.

methodsWe conducted content analysis of semi-structured interview data collected from cancer survivors, healthcare providers, and employers regarding workplace challenges that cancer survivors face and strategies to address them. Challenges and strategies were summarized according to whether they related to the cancer survivor, the work demands, or the work environment.

resultsForty-five total participants identified challenges and strategies primarily related to the cancer survivor's signs and symptoms of treatment. Healthcare providers (n = 17) focused primarily on challenges and strategies related to the cancer survivor, while employers (n = 5) focused on the work environment-especially policies and procedures that facilitate time off work and the importance of bidirectional communication between cancer survivors and employers. Cancer survivors (n = 23) identified challenges and suggestions in all three categories, though they uniquely focused on challenges relating to work demands and adjustments to those demands that would facilitate employment maintenance.

conclusionsEfforts to address the many challenges that cancer survivors experience at work should include the views of cancer survivors, healthcare providers, and employers reflecting their respective domains of expertise in work demands, cancer survivors' medical care, and the work environment. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Survivors and healthcare providers are able to address many side effects that can create work challenges, but improved collaboration between survivors and employers may identify ways to modify work demands and environments to maximize employment maintenance.

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Cancer SurvivorsEmploymentHealth PersonnelNeoplasmsWorkplaceAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedCancer survivorEmploymentEnvironmentWorkplace

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PMID38316725
PMCPMC13644571

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