Factors associated with return to work of breast cancer survivors: a systematic review

T Islam, M Dahlui, HA Majid, AM Nahar… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background The breast cancer survival rate is the highest among all types of cancers, and
survivors returning to work after completing treatment is extremely important in regards to …

Return to work among breast cancer survivors: a literature review

Y Sun, CL Shigaki, JM Armer - Supportive Care in Cancer, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Breast cancer survivors in their employment years are likely to try to go back to
work after the primary treatment. Because the literature on return to work among breast …

Qualitative meta-synthesis of survivors' work experiences and the development of strategies to facilitate return to work

M Stergiou-Kita, A Grigorovich, V Tseung… - Journal of Cancer …, 2014 - Springer
Purpose To review the empirical qualitative literature on cancer survivors' experiences of the
return to work process in order to develop strategies for health and vocational professionals …

Perceived employer‐related barriers and facilitators for work participation of cancer survivors: a systematic review of employers' and survivors' perspectives

MA Greidanus, A De Boer, AE De Rijk… - Psycho …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To identify employer‐related barriers and facilitators for work participation of
cancer survivors from the perspective of both employers and cancer survivors, and to …

The “Big C”—stigma, cancer, and workplace discrimination

M Stergiou-Kita, C Pritlove, B Kirsh - Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 2016 - Springer
Purpose Stigma and workplace discrimination have been identified as prominent challenges
to employment following cancer. However, there has been limited examination of how …

Return to work of breast cancer survivors: toward an integrative and transactional conceptual model

B Porro, MJ Durand, A Petit, M Bertin… - Journal of Cancer …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose To propose a conceptual framework of the return to work (RTW) of breast cancer
survivors (BCS) according to the transactional perspective. Methods The Technique for …

Cancer patients' return-to-work adaptation experience and coping resources: a grounded theory study

J Xu, Y Zhou, J Li, J Tang, X Hu, Y Chen, Y Guo - BMC nursing, 2023 - Springer
Objective To explore the return-to-work adaptation experience and coping resources used
by cancer patients. Methods With the help of the Nantong Cancer Friends Association, from …

Employers' experience of employees with cancer: trajectories of complex communication

CM Tiedtke, B Dierckx de Casterlé… - Journal of Cancer …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Remaining in paid work is of great importance for cancer survivors, and employers
play a crucial role in achieving this. Return to work (RTW) is best seen as a process. This …

Survived but feeling vulnerable and insecure: a qualitative study of the mental preparation for RTW after breast cancer treatment

C Tiedtke, A De Rijk, P Donceel, MR Christiaens… - BMC public health, 2012 - Springer
Background Improvements in treatment have resulted in an increasing number of cancer
survivors potentially being able to return to work after medical treatment. In this paper we …

Am I ready to return to work? Assisting cancer survivors to determine work readiness

M Stergiou-Kita, C Pritlove, DL Holness, B Kirsh… - Journal of Cancer …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose A critical initial step in work re-entry involves the determination of work readiness.
Cancer survivors have requested increased health care provider involvement in their work …