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Breast Cancer
Research on breast cancer published by S. Lauzier et al
May 1st, 2008
" Wage losses after breast cancer may result in considerable financial burden. Their assessment is made more urgent because more women now participate in the workforce and because breast cancer is managed using multiple treatment modalities that could lead to long work absences," scientists in Canada report. "We evaluated wage losses, their determinants, and the associations between wage losses and changes for the worse in the family's financial situation among Canadian women over the first 12 months after diagnosis of early breast cancer. We conducted a prospective cohort study among women with breast cancer from eight hospitals throughout the province of Quebec....
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-05-01)
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