The EMPCAN study: protocol of a population-based cohort study on the evolution of the socio-economic position of workers with cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The improvements in cancer control led to an increase in the number of cancer survivors, notably, in the working age population (16-64 years). There is a strong need to assess and understand their reintegration on the labour market, which underlines and ensures their social integration and quality of life. The objectives of the EMPCAN study is therefore to measure the scale of return-to-work after cancer and to identify the determining factors, allowing for the implementation of an adequate socio-professional support.

Methods

We requested data from the Belgian Cancer Registry and the Crossroad Bank for Social Security. We included all socially insured Belgian workers diagnosed between 2004 and 2011 with colorectal, breast, head & neck, prostate, testis, lung and c

SUBMITTER: Kiasuwa-Mbengi RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6427850 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature