Childhood Cancer Survivors More Likely to Be Jobless
There is no difference seen in Europe, but in the US there is a marked difference in whether survivors of childhood cancer held jobs, perhaps because of our links of employment with health insurance, perhaps because of societal prejudices concerning cancer. Those with brain and central nervous system fared far worse than those with blood or bone cancers, perhaps due to impairments the cancers left them. The younger the child was at diagnosis seems to be a factor, as did being female, having a lower education and/or low IQ, any motor impairment or epilepsy, or radiotherapy. Education is the only factor that can really be changed. I'm not surprised. I've seen firsthand how epilepsy or traumatic brain injury can cause issues for employment in people I care about. Plus, there's all the problems of living with a chronic condition such as depression, anxiety, and self-image issues, too.
It's certainly a topic worth more study.
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