Young breast cancer survivors employment experience and financial well-being
The economic burden of breast cancer for women under 50 in the United States remains largely unexplored, in part because young women make up a small proportion of breast cancer cases overall. To address this knowledge gap, we conducted a web-based survey to compare data from breast cancer survivors...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Research Triangle Park, NC
RTI Press
2020, July 2020
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| Series: | RTI Press research report series
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| Summary: | The economic burden of breast cancer for women under 50 in the United States remains largely unexplored, in part because young women make up a small proportion of breast cancer cases overall. To address this knowledge gap, we conducted a web-based survey to compare data from breast cancer survivors 18-39 years of age at first diagnosis and 40-49 years of age at first diagnosis. We administered a survey to a national convenience sample of 416 women who were 18-49 years of age at the time of their breast cancer diagnosis. We analyzed factors associated with financial decline using multivariate regression. Survivors 18-39 years of age at first diagnosis were more likely to report Stage II-IV breast cancer (P < 0.01). They also quit their jobs more often (14.6%) than older survivors (4.4%; P < 0.01) and faced more job performance issues (55.7% and 42.8%, respectively; P = 0.02). For respondents in both groups, financial decline was more likely if the survivor had at least one comorbid condition (odds ratios: 2.36-3.21) or was diagnosed at Stage II-IV breast cancer (odds ratios: 2.04-3.51) |
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| Item Description: | "RTI Press publication RR-0041-2007." |
| Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (ii, 9 pages) illustrations |