title: The labour market, psychosocial outcomes and health conditions in cancer survivors: protocol for a nationwide longitudinal survey 2 and 5 years after cancer diagnosis (the VICAN survey).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Today, a growing need exists for greater research into cancer survivorship, focusing on different spheres of the day-to-day life of diagnosed patients. This article describes the design and implementation of VICAN (VIe après le CANcer), a national survey on French cancer survivors.
  
  
  METHODS
  The target population included patients aged 18-82, diagnosed with cancer between January and June 2010, and registered in one of the three main French Health Insurance Schemes. It was restricted to 12 tumour sites. Sampling was stratified using a non-proportional allocation, based on age at diagnosis (18-52 and 53-82) and tumour site. Data were collected from telephone interviews with patients 2 and 5 years after diagnosis, a medical survey completed by the physician who initiated cancer treatment, and information from the national medicoadministrative database on reimbursement data and hospital discharge records. First data collection, 2 years after diagnosis, occurred between March and December 2012. Second data collection, 5 years after diagnosis, will be conducted in 2015. Analyses will be conducted on various outcomes: quality of life, health status and psychosocial conditions, with a particular focus on the impact of cancer diagnosis on the labour market. The variety of measurements included in the survey will enable us to control a wide range of factors.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  The methodology of the VICAN survey was approved by three national ethics commissions. Results of the study will be disseminated through national and international research conferences, and in articles published in international peer-reviewed journals.
authors: INSERM, UMR912 "Economics and Social Sciences Applied to Health & Analysis of Medical Information" (SESSTIM), Marseille, France Aix Marseille University, UMR_S912, IRD, Marseille, France.
authors: Anne-Deborah
authors: AD
authors: Bouhnik
authors: INSERM, UMR912 "Economics and Social Sciences Applied to Health & Analysis of Medical Information" (SESSTIM), Marseille, France Aix Marseille University, UMR_S912, IRD, Marseille, France ORS PACA, Southeastern Health Regional Observatory, Marseille, France.
authors: Marc-Karim
authors: MK
authors: Bendiane
authors: INSERM, UMR912 "Economics and Social Sciences Applied to Health & Analysis of Medical Information" (SESSTIM), Marseille, France Aix Marseille University, UMR_S912, IRD, Marseille, France ORS PACA, Southeastern Health Regional Observatory, Marseille, France.
authors: Sebastien
authors: S
authors: Cortaredona
authors: INSERM, UMR912 "Economics and Social Sciences Applied to Health & Analysis of Medical Information" (SESSTIM), Marseille, France Aix Marseille University, UMR_S912, IRD, Marseille, France ORS PACA, Southeastern Health Regional Observatory, Marseille, France.
authors: Luis
authors: L
authors: Sagaon Teyssier
authors: INSERM, UMR912 "Economics and Social Sciences Applied to Health & Analysis of Medical Information" (SESSTIM), Marseille, France Aix Marseille University, UMR_S912, IRD, Marseille, France ORS PACA, Southeastern Health Regional Observatory, Marseille, France.
authors: Dominique
authors: D
authors: Rey
authors: INSERM, UMR912 "Economics and Social Sciences Applied to Health & Analysis of Medical Information" (SESSTIM), Marseille, France Aix Marseille University, UMR_S912, IRD, Marseille, France ORS PACA, Southeastern Health Regional Observatory, Marseille, France.
authors: Cyril
authors: C
authors: Berenger
authors: INSERM, UMR912 "Economics and Social Sciences Applied to Health & Analysis of Medical Information" (SESSTIM), Marseille, France Aix Marseille University, UMR_S912, IRD, Marseille, France.
authors: Valerie
authors: V
authors: Seror
authors: INSERM, UMR912 "Economics and Social Sciences Applied to Health & Analysis of Medical Information" (SESSTIM), Marseille, France Aix Marseille University, UMR_S912, IRD, Marseille, France ORS PACA, Southeastern Health Regional Observatory, Marseille, France.
authors: Patrick
authors: P
authors: Peretti-Watel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006262:Health; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010820:Physicians; D011788:Quality of Life; D012107:Research Design; D017741:Survivors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: ONCOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL MEDICINE