Employment disruption following the diagnosis of endometrial cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oncologic treatment has been associated with unemployment. As endometrial cancer is highly curable, it is important to assess whether patients experience employment disruption after treatment. We evaluated the frequency of employment change following endometrial cancer diagnosis and assessed factors associated with it.

Methods

A cohort of patients 18-63 years-old who were diagnosed with endometrial cancer (January 2009-December 2017) were identified in the Truven MarketScan database, an insurance claims database of commercially insured patients in the United States. All patients who were working full- or part-time at diagnosis were included and all employment changes during the year following diagnosis were identified. Clinical information, including use of chemot

SUBMITTER: Nitecki R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7779695 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature