Employment status and occupational level of adult survivors of childhood cancer in Great Britain: The British childhood cancer survivor study.

ABSTRACT: The British Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (BCCSS) provides the first detailed investigation of employment and occupation to be undertaken in a large population-based cohort. Previous studies have been limited by design issues such as using small numbers of survivors with specific diagnoses, and involved limited assessment of employment status and occupational level. The BCCSS includes 17,981 5-year survivors of childhood cancer. Employment status and occupational level were ascertained by questionnaire from eligible survivors (n = 14,836). Multivariate logistic regression was used to explore factors associated with employment and occupation, and to compare survivors to their demographic peers in the general population. Employment status was available for 10,257 survivors. Gender, current

SUBMITTER: Frobisher C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5434894 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature