Determinants of return at work of breast cancer patients: results from the OPTISOINS01 French prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Return to work (RTW) after breast cancer (BC) is still a new field of research. The factors determining shorter sick leave duration of patients with BC have not been clearly identified. The aim of this study was to describe work during BC treatment and to identify factors associated with sick leave duration.

Materials and methods

An observational, prospective, multicentre study was conducted among women with operable BC. A logbook was given to all working patients to record sociodemographic and work-related data over a 1-year period.

Results

Work-related data after BC were available for 178 patients (60%). The median age at diagnosis was 50 years (27-77), 87.9% of patients had an invasive form of BC and 25.3% a lymph node involvement. 25.9% had a radical

SUBMITTER: Arfi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5961575 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature