Social inequalities in return to work and social mobility after a cancer diagnosis: study protocol for a mixed-methods study in Central Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

About one-third of all patients with cancer in Germany are still of working age at the time of diagnosis. Therefore, occupational reintegration is an important goal after the completion of the treatment. Compared with the general population, patients with cancer are more frequently affected by unemployment, early retirement and reduced earning capacity pensions. Yet, there are no robust results about which factors determine occupational reintegration, whether downward social mobility is associated with a cancer diagnosis and which groups are particularly at risk for not returning to work or the loss of their social position. The aim of this study is to analyse social inequalities in occupational reintegration, work-related changes and vertical social mobility processes

SUBMITTER: Roick J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12336597 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature