Cancer-Related Impacts on Employment and Strategies for Support Among Long-Term Young Adult Survivors of Hematologic Malignancies.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Employment is a core component of development in young adulthood and may be drastically affected by cancer. As part of a multi-institution financial navigation trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT05620979), we sought to explore employment-related experiences of long-term young adult (YA) survivors of cancer.

Methods

We conducted a secondary qualitative analysis of YA (age 18-39 years) survivors of hematologic malignancies. Participants completed baseline questionnaires pertaining to education and work. A subset of participants completed an optional semistructured interview after trial completion, focused on financial experiences. To contextualize the cohort and supplement qualitative findings, survey data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. We analyzed i

SUBMITTER: Ohlsen TJD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12704815 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature