Sustained employability of cancer patients and survivors: are we getting any closer? (Editorial)
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Duijts, Saskia
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2017
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Worldwide, about 40%–50% of all newly diagnosed cancer patients are of working age when their diagnosis is made (De Boer, 2014; Ferlay et al., 2013). Because of developments in cancer screening and treatment, but also because of the increase in the retirement age in several countries, it is expected that this percentage will increase in the near future. Consequences of not being able to work do not only have an enormous impact on survivors, but also on the wider society. That is, for the individual, work provides a range of benefits, including a sense of normalcy and identity, and it facilitates social relationships and ...
View more >Worldwide, about 40%–50% of all newly diagnosed cancer patients are of working age when their diagnosis is made (De Boer, 2014; Ferlay et al., 2013). Because of developments in cancer screening and treatment, but also because of the increase in the retirement age in several countries, it is expected that this percentage will increase in the near future. Consequences of not being able to work do not only have an enormous impact on survivors, but also on the wider society. That is, for the individual, work provides a range of benefits, including a sense of normalcy and identity, and it facilitates social relationships and financial security. On a broader scale, it is an economic imperative to sustain survivors’ employability (Barofsky, 1989; Disler & Pallant, 2001; Hakkaart‐Van Roijen, 1998).
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View more >Worldwide, about 40%–50% of all newly diagnosed cancer patients are of working age when their diagnosis is made (De Boer, 2014; Ferlay et al., 2013). Because of developments in cancer screening and treatment, but also because of the increase in the retirement age in several countries, it is expected that this percentage will increase in the near future. Consequences of not being able to work do not only have an enormous impact on survivors, but also on the wider society. That is, for the individual, work provides a range of benefits, including a sense of normalcy and identity, and it facilitates social relationships and financial security. On a broader scale, it is an economic imperative to sustain survivors’ employability (Barofsky, 1989; Disler & Pallant, 2001; Hakkaart‐Van Roijen, 1998).
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Journal Title
European Journal of Cancer Care
Volume
26
Issue
5
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© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Sustained employability of cancer patients and survivors: are we getting any closer?, European Journal of Cancer Care, 2017, 26 (5), e12759, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12759. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html)
Subject
Nursing
Oncology and carcinogenesis
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Health Care Sciences & Services