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Breast Cancer
Breast cancer patients suffer considerable wage losses in first year after diagnosis
March 13th, 2008
Canadian women diagnosed with early breast cancer lose, on average, more than a quarter of their typical income during the first 12 months after their diagnosis, according to a study published online February 26 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Although a number of studies have assessed the economic impact of breast cancer on the healthcare system, few studies have examined the impact the disease has on the financial status of patients and their families. In the current study, Elizabeth Maunsell, Ph.D., of Laval University in Quebec City and colleagues interviewed 829 women in Quebec who had recently been diagnosed with early stage...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-03-13)
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