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Study Finds Cancer Survivors Are Underemployed

Researchers from Penn State recently found that cancer survivors are less likely to be employed, and they work fewer hours, than similarly aged adults without a history of cancer -- and that's even two to six years after diagnosis. John Moran, assistant professor of health policy and administration at Penn State, and his colleagues focused on a previously understudied group, cancer survivors in their prime working years -- between 28 and 54 years of age. The researchers compared 674 cancer survivors who were working at the time of diagnosis to 4,141 workers without a history of cancer. They found that employment rates among cancer survivors were 8 to 9 percent lower than among similarly aged individuals and that cancer survivors worked three to six hours per week less, a 10 to 12 percent reduction relative to other prime-age adults. Click here to read more.
 
 



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