Future sick leave, disability pension, and unemployment among patients with cancer after returning to work: Swedish register-based matched prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Despite increasing numbers of working-age cancer survivors, evidence on their future work-related circumstances is limited. This study examined their future sick leave, disability pension, and unemployment benefits compared to matched cancer-free individuals.

Methods

A matched cohort study was conducted using nationwide Swedish registers. In total, 94,411 individuals aged 25 to 59 years when diagnosed with incident cancer in 2001-2012 and who returned to work after cancer were compared with their matched cancer-free individuals (N = 354,814). Follow-up started from the year before cancer diagnosis and continued up to 14 years. Generalized estimating equations were used to calculate incidence rate ratios (IRR) and odds ratios for the difference between cancer sur

SUBMITTER: Hiyoshi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11694158 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature