Employment status in cancer patients the first five years after diagnosis-a register-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Work is important for identity formation, social status, and economic independency. Although some evidence within the field of work and cancer survivorship exists, no study has so far investigated employment status across all cancer diagnoses. Thus, the aim of the present study was to investigate the impact of all cancer diagnoses on employment status.

Methods

Danish cancer patients aged 20-60 years, diagnosed between 2000 and 2015, were identified through Danish registers and matched 1:5 with cancer-free controls. Logistic and linear regression was performed separately in 11 cancer types to assess and compare work status and work participation between cancer patients and cancer-free controls one, three, and five years after diagnosis.

Results

A total of 111,7

SUBMITTER: Brink E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12460457 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature