Life expectancy estimations and determinants of return to work among cancer survivors over a 7-year period.

ABSTRACT: Due to advances in medical science and technology, the number of cancer survivors continues to increase. The workplace needs and employment difficulties cancer survivors face after treatment need to be addressed to protect these individuals' right to work and to maintain the overall labor force of the country. We conducted a retrospective cohort study with a follow-up period from 2004 to 2010. All data analyzed in the study were obtained from the Labor Insurance Database, the Taiwan Cancer Registry of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and the National Health Insurance Research Database. The relationships between risk factors and the presence of returning to work were analyzed by a Cox proportional hazard model. The survival rates of patients with different cancer stages were evaluated us

SUBMITTER: Chen WL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8213801 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature