title: The indirect costs of cancer-related absenteeism in the workplace in Poland.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to evaluate cancer-related absenteeism costs in Poland.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data on sickness absences and disability were retrieved from the Department of Statistics of the Social Insurance Institution. The cost of lost productivity owing to premature death was estimated from data retrieved from the Polish National Cancer Registry. Absenteeism costs were estimated on the basis of the measure of gross value added per employee.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The costs of lost productivity owing to sick leave, disability, and premature death were estimated to be 1.572 billion EUR, 0.504 billion EUR, and 0.535 billion EUR, respectively, in 2009.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The indirect costs of lost productivity owing to cancer-related sick leave, disability, and premature death have a substantial effect on the Polish economy. In 2009, they accounted for more than 0.8% of GDP.
authors: Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. tmacioch@wp.pl
authors: Tomasz
authors: T
authors: Macioch
authors: Tomasz
authors: T
authors: Hermanowski
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017281:Cost of Illness; D004526:Efficiency; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061213:Mortality, Premature; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000191:economics*; D011044:Poland; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000191:economics; D017132:Workplace / Q000191:economics; D055815:Young Adult