Social welfare and legal constraints associated with work among breast and prostate cancer survivors: Experiences from Ireland

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 382-394

  Sharp, Linda ^a   Timmons, Aileen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER REGISTRY IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Employment; Prostate cancer; Self employed; Survivor; Work

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MORTALITY; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81755184345     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-011-0183-9     Document Type: Article

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