Resignation in Working Women With Breast and Gynecologic Cancers.

ABSTRACT: Diagnosis of breast and gynecologic cancers may hamper employment; little is known about who is at greater risk of resignation. To examine whether a breast or gynecologic cancer diagnosis is associated with resignation in working women and to identify high-risk subpopulations. This matched cohort study included women aged 15 to 58 years insured by the Japan Health Insurance Association. From April 2017 to March 2023, women newly diagnosed with breast, cervical, uterine, or ovarian cancer were identified and matched in a 1:10 ratio to working women without these cancers. Cancer diagnosis was based on International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). The primary outcome was all-cause resignation, and the secondary outcome was a composi

SUBMITTER: Iwakura M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12379106 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature