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"Many doctors believe that even though patients may miss work during treatment, they will 'bounce back' in the longer term. The results of this study suggest otherwise. Loss of employment is a possible long-term negative consequence of chemotherapy that may not have been fully appreciated to date," says lead study author Reshma Jagsi, M.D., D.Phil., associate professor of radiation oncology at the University of Michigan Medical School.
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The corollary to loss of employment, not mentioned here, is usually loss of health insurance. It is a high price to pay for a treatment that is largely administered for "risk management" rather than curative purposes.
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