Employment and Cancer: Findings from a Longitudinal Study of Breast and Prostate Cancer Survivors

Bradley, Cathy J.; Neumark, David; Luo, Zhehui; Schenk, Maryjean

doi:10.1080/07357900601130664

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“…In addition to these more holistic effects, earning declines may also result in a decrease in general welfare that may extend to the family as a whole if the breadwinner is diagnosed with cancer. Potential changes in earnings have not been as extensively studied as employment changes, but our results appear overall to be somewhat higher than previously estimated [4,25,37]. This may be due to our unselected cancer cohort, including also survivors of understudied cancer forms.…”

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Cancer’s impact on employment and earnings—a population-based study from Norway

2008

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Introduction Increased attention is being paid to the longterm health and well-being of people living with a history of cancer. Of particular concern is cancer's effect on productivity and work ability, which in turn is important for persons' financial situation, life satisfaction, and social relationships. We explored the extent to which Norwegian cancer survivors stay affiliated to working life compared to the cancer-free population, and quantified cancer-associated earning declines. Methods and results Logistic regression models were estimated to explore the impact of cancer on employment using register data covering the entire Norwegian population in 2001, 567,000 men and 549,300 women 40-59 years old, of whom 34,000 were diagnosed with cancer. These analyses revealed that a cancer diagnosis was strongly associated with not being employed. Log-linear regression models were used to estimate the effect of cancer on labor earnings in 2001 for those employed. Cancer was associated with a 12% decline in earnings overall. Leukemia, lymphomas, lung, brain, bone, colorectal, and head-andneck cancer resulted in the largest reductions in employment and earnings. Earning declines were strongly associated with educational level. In addition, linear regression models were used to estimate differentials in earnings before and after cancer. These results accorded well with those from crosssectional models. Conclusion and implications for cancer survivors Cancer survivors are less likely to be employed than the cancer-free population, and undertake modifications in their employment, e.g. reduce work-hours or hold lower-wage jobs, which result in reduced earnings. A social class gradient is present and must be addressed to accommodate appropriate intervention from welfare societies.

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Cancer’s impact on employment and earnings—a population-based study from Norway

2008

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“…There are numerous studies of breast cancer's impact on employment, motivated by the fact that with screening and earlier detection, working age women are more likely to be diagnosed with and treated for the disease. One study found that women with breast cancer were 17 percentage points less likely to be employed than women in a non-cancer control group six months following diagnosis, but by 12 and 18 months following diagnosis, their likelihood of employment was not statistically different (Bradley et al, 2007). Recent studies of breast cancer and employment also find evidence that breast cancer does not lead to substantial longer-term declines in employment; examining over 1,000 initially-employed women diagnosed with breast cancer, Mujahid et al (2011) report that approximately 90% were employed nine months following diagnosis, although non-employment rates were higher for Latina women than for white women.…”

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“…For example, Hassett et al (2009) reported return to work rates of 93% among over 3,200 employed and insured women, but those who received chemotherapy were more likely to go on disability, stop working, or retire relative to women who did not receive chemotherapy. The effects of chemotherapy can continue for several months or even years following the completion of treatment (Bradley et al, 2007;Johnsson et al, 2011;Hassett et al, 2009). …”

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Does Employer-Provided Health Insurance Constrain Labor Supply Adjustments to Health Shocks? New Evidence on Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

Neumark¹,

Barkowski²

2012

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Employment-contingent health insurance creates incentives for ill workers to remain employed at a sufficient level (usually full-time) to maintain access to health insurance coverage. We study employed married women, newly diagnosed with breast cancer, comparing labor supply responses to breast cancer diagnoses between women dependent on their own employment for health insurance and women with access to health insurance through their spouse's employer. We find evidence that women more dependent on their own job for health insurance reduce their labor supply by less after a diagnosis of breast cancer -the estimate difference is about 5.5 to 7 percent. Women's subjective responses to questions about working more to maintain health insurance are consistent with the conclusions from observed behavior.

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“…8 Those who do return to work, report problems in their ability to perform mental tasks such as concentrating, learning new things and multi-tasking. 9,10 To date, except for two studies, 7,8 most of the evidence for the effect of cognitive impairments on the quality of working life come from self-report studies. [10][11][12][13] Thus, it is possible that breast cancer patients are sensitive to subtle changes in cognitive function that current neuropsychological test employed are unable to detect 1 or that neuropsychological tests may not equate with everyday cognitive problems.…”

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