Career disruption and limitation of financial earnings due to cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study investigated how cancer diagnosis and treatment lead to career disruption and, consequently, loss of income and depletion of savings.

Design

This study followed a qualitative descriptive design that allowed us to understand the characteristics and trends of the participants.

Method

Patients recruited (n = 20) for this study were part of the University of Kansas Cancer Center patient advocacy research group (Patient and Investigator Voices Organizing Together). The inclusion criteria were that participants must be cancer survivors or co-survivors, be aged 18 years or older, be either employed or a student at the time of cancer diagnosis, have completed their cancer treatment, and be in remission. The responses were transcribed and coded inductively t

SUBMITTER: Mudaranthakam DP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10359624 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature