Return to Work of Breast Cancer Survivors: Perspectives and Challenges for Occupational Physicians
Breast cancer is one of the most common diseases worldwide, mainly affecting the female gender. Considering the increase of breast cancer incidence and the decrease of mortality due to news diagnostic and therapeutic tools, the return to work issue after treatment is going to be very common in the n...
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| author | Marcello Campagna Roberto Loscerbo Ilaria Pilia Federico Meloni |
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| description | Breast cancer is one of the most common diseases worldwide, mainly affecting the female gender. Considering the increase of breast cancer incidence and the decrease of mortality due to news diagnostic and therapeutic tools, the return to work issue after treatment is going to be very common in the next years. Occupational physicians therefore need to face the return to work and the fitness for work of workers previously diagnosed with breast cancer with a sufficient cultural and technical background. In addition to individual characteristics preceding the diagnosis, clinical outcome, lifestyles and occupational variables are the most impactful factors on return to work that need to be taken into account. The aim of this work is to analyze these factors and discuss the central role of occupational physicians in the decision-making process of returning to work in breast cancer survivors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3f2152f00ca94a089eea91e777fdf7822023-08-02T01:26:23ZengMDPI AGCancers2072-66942020-02-0112235510.3390/cancers12020355cancers12020355Return to Work of Breast Cancer Survivors: Perspectives and Challenges for Occupational PhysiciansMarcello Campagna0Roberto Loscerbo1Ilaria Pilia2Federico Meloni3Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Blocco I, SS 554, km 4,500, 09042 Monserrato, ItalyDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Blocco I, SS 554, km 4,500, 09042 Monserrato, ItalyDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Blocco I, SS 554, km 4,500, 09042 Monserrato, ItalyDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Blocco I, SS 554, km 4,500, 09042 Monserrato, ItalyBreast cancer is one of the most common diseases worldwide, mainly affecting the female gender. Considering the increase of breast cancer incidence and the decrease of mortality due to news diagnostic and therapeutic tools, the return to work issue after treatment is going to be very common in the next years. Occupational physicians therefore need to face the return to work and the fitness for work of workers previously diagnosed with breast cancer with a sufficient cultural and technical background. In addition to individual characteristics preceding the diagnosis, clinical outcome, lifestyles and occupational variables are the most impactful factors on return to work that need to be taken into account. The aim of this work is to analyze these factors and discuss the central role of occupational physicians in the decision-making process of returning to work in breast cancer survivors.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/12/2/355breast cancerreturn to workfitness for work |
| spellingShingle | Marcello Campagna Roberto Loscerbo Ilaria Pilia Federico Meloni Return to Work of Breast Cancer Survivors: Perspectives and Challenges for Occupational Physicians Cancers breast cancer return to work fitness for work |
| title | Return to Work of Breast Cancer Survivors: Perspectives and Challenges for Occupational Physicians |
| title_full | Return to Work of Breast Cancer Survivors: Perspectives and Challenges for Occupational Physicians |
| title_fullStr | Return to Work of Breast Cancer Survivors: Perspectives and Challenges for Occupational Physicians |
| title_full_unstemmed | Return to Work of Breast Cancer Survivors: Perspectives and Challenges for Occupational Physicians |
| title_short | Return to Work of Breast Cancer Survivors: Perspectives and Challenges for Occupational Physicians |
| title_sort | return to work of breast cancer survivors perspectives and challenges for occupational physicians |
| topic | breast cancer return to work fitness for work |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/12/2/355 |
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