title: Short-term effects of breast cancer on labor market attachment: results from a longitudinal study.
abstract: In this longitudinal study, we examine the consequences of breast cancer for women's labor market attachment for the 6-month period following diagnosis. Women with breast cancer, with the exception of those having in situ cancer, were less likely to work 6 months following diagnosis relative to a control sample of women drawn from the Current Population Survey. Breast cancer's non-employment effect appears to be twice as large for African-American women. Women with breast cancer who remained working worked fewer hours than women in the control group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, B412 Clinical Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. Cathy.Bradley@ht.msu.edu
authors.forename: Cathy J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neumark
authors.forename: Heather L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Bednarek
authors.forename: Maryjean
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schenk
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D036262:Empirical Research; D004651:Employment; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D011336:Probability; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014481:United States