Work and Cancer Survivors

• Main Author: Feuerstein, Michael. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Public health.; Oncology.; Rehabilitation.; Labor economics.; Demography.; Medicine & Public Health.; Public Health.; Labor Economics.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

Work and Cancer Survivors Edited by Michael Feuerstein, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland Cancer survivors are returning to the workplace in higher numbers than ever before. This is a positive outcome of the "war on cancer", however, many of these can...

Table of Contents:

• Section I Introduction
• Chapter 1 Work in cancer survivors
• Section II Epidemiology
• Chapter 2 Descriptive epidemiology of return to work and work limitations: Prevalence and patterns among various cancer types
• Chapter 3 Qualitative studies of work in cancer survivors
• Chapter 4 Factors impacting work
• Chapter 5. Burden of work: Economic analyses
• Section III Models
• Chapter 6 Models of work and cancer survivors
• Section IV Measurement
• Chapter 8 Methods used to measure work productivity in chronic illness
• Section V Management
• Focus on survivor
• Chapter 10 Assessment of factors associated with work: Clinic and Workplace
• Chapter 11 Medical management
• Chapter 12 Physical therapy and exercise
• Chapter 13 Biobehavioral management
• Focus on workplace
• Chapter 15: Employer concerns
• Chapter 16 Workplace accommodation and ergonomics
• Chapter 17 Legal and policy matters
• Section VI Future Directions
• Chapter 18. Research, Clinical and Policy Needs.