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Christine MH-UK · 02-18-2009, 03:33 PM

This story is rather gloomy:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/n...ory_80599.html

http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/301/7/753
The abstract makes it clear that 35.6% of breast cancer survivors were unemployed vs 31.7% of the control group. The worst rates were for gastric and female reproductive cancers.

I found holding on to my job during herceptin hard, so I found this interesting.

02-18-2009, 03:33 PM	#1
Christine MH-UK Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 414	BC survivors somewhat more likely to be unemployed This story is rather gloomy: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/n...ory_80599.html http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/301/7/753 The abstract makes it clear that 35.6% of breast cancer survivors were unemployed vs 31.7% of the control group. The worst rates were for gastric and female reproductive cancers. I found holding on to my job during herceptin hard, so I found this interesting.