Table 2 Prevalence of return to work among cancer survivors.

after treatment

6 months

12months

18 months

>18 months - 3yrs

No time limit / Others

Others comments on RTW

Ahn, 2009, Breast cancer Res treat

South Korea

Cross sectional study

  Breast cancer survivors N = 1594 & comparison group N = 415, female age 20 - 60 yrs

after treatment 58.9% continued working

58.9%

C. Roelen, 2010, Breast Cancer Res Treat

Netherland

Longitudinal study

  Breast cancer patients N = 492 (2008)

Breast cancer patients N = 398 (2002),

women age <40 - >50 yrs

43% RTW within 1 yr (2008) of diagnosis

43%

52% RTW within 1 yr (2002)

43% RTW within 1 yr (2008)

S. Q. Fantoni, 2009, J Occup Rehabil

Northern France

Cohort study

cancer survivors N = 379,

age 18 - 60 yrs

82.1% RTW after 18 months

82.10%

54.3%RTW in the 12 months after starting treatment

R. R. Bouknight, 2006,

Journal of Clinical Oncology

USA

longitudinal study

Cancer survivors enrolled: N = 443,

completed study 12 months patients: N = 416, mean age 50.8 years

completed study 18 months patients: N = 407, mean age 50.9 years

82% & 83% RTW during 12, 18 months after diagnosis

82%

83%

At 12 months after breast cancer diagnosis, 18% and at 18 months 17% patients were not working

A. Johnsson, 2011,

Work

Sweden

Cohort study

Cancer survivors : N = 102,

female age 35 - 63 years

at 6 months 66% RTW & at 10 months 83% RTW

66%

83 % RTW after 10 months

V.S. Blinder, 2012,

Cancer

USA

longitudinal study

Low income Latinas and Non-Latina white breast cancer survivors: N = 290,

Latina survivors: N = 179,

age 32-65 years &

Non-Latina Whites survivors: N = 111, age 26-85 years

27% Latina,

49% non-Latina (p = 0.0002)

Latina 45%,

Non-Latina 59%

(p = 0.02)

Latina 53%,

Non-Latina 59%

(p = 0.29)

<60% participant return to work within 3 yrs after diagnosis

R. M. Villaverde, 2008

Occupational Medicine

Spain

Cohort study

Cancer survivors: N = 96,

mean age 47 years (range 22 - 65 years)

56% RTW at the end of treatment

56%

E.Hedayati, 2012

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Science

Sweden

Cohort study

Cancer survivors: N = 44,

women age 40 - 64 years

66% RTW 8 months after diagnosis &91 % RTW after 18 months

91%

B. Hauglann, 2012,

J Cancer Surviv

Norway

cohort

Breast cancer case: N = 1548 and

cancer free controls : N = 1548,

age <50 -≥50 years

At the end of observation period 82% nondisabled patients RTW (no time limit)

At the end of observation period 82% nondisabled breast cancer survivors RTW (no time limit)

At the end of observation period (9 yrs), employment rates were higher in non-disabled pts than non disabled controls(82% vs. 77%, p = 0.008)

E. Maunsell, 2004,

journal of the National Cancer Institute

Canada

  retrospective cohort study

Breast cancer survivors: N = 646

comparison group: N = 890,

age 18-59 years

79% of cancer survivors working 3 yrs later

79% of cancer survivors working 3 yrs later

After 3 yrs more breast cancer survivors (21%) than women in comparison group (15%) were unemployed

S. Lillehorn,2012,

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Sweden

longitudinal study

Breast cancer survivors: N = 56,

mean age 49 years (range 31-60 years)

29% after 6 months, 55% RTW after 12 months and at 18 months 57% RTW

29%

55%

57%

Including part time job 77% women RTW 12 months after diagnosis

M.J. Hassett, 2009,

cancer

USA

cohort study

Cancer survivors with employed health

insurance: N = 3233,

age 44-63 years

93% women were still working 12 months later

93%

A. Johnsson, 2009,

Acta Oncologica

Sweden

cohort study

Breast cancer survivors: N = 102,

age 35 - 63 years

59% women RTW 10 months after surgery

59% women RTW 10 months after surgery

M. Drolet, 2005

CMAJ

Canada

retrospective cohort study

Breast cancer survivors N = 646 &

comparison group: N = 890,

female age range 18 - 59 years

85% of breast cancer survivors were absent 4 wks or more from work 1 yr after diagnosis

M. Drolet, 2005

Journal of clinical Oncology

Canada

  retrospective cohort study

Breast cancer survivors N = 646 &

comparison group: N = 890,

female age range 18 - 59 years

21% of breast cancer survivors were not working 3 yrs after diagnosis

F. Balak, 2008,

J occup Rehabil

Netherland

cohort study

Patients with early stage breast cancer: N = 72,

mean age 49.2 years (18-65 years)

35% were absent longer than 1 yr and 4 patients did not returned to work within 2yrs after diagnosis