Factors Influencing Changes in Employment Among Women with Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer.

BACKGROUND: Although studies have demonstrated that women are less likely to work after they are diagnosed with breast cancer, the influence of cancer treatments on employment is less clear. The authors of this report assessed whether chemotherapy or radiation therapy was associated with a disruption in employment during the year after a breast cancer diagnosis. METHODS: Using a database of health insurance claims that covered 5.6 million US residents, 3,233 women aged or=54 years were more likely to experience a change in employment than women aged