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- Healthcare providers
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- Returning to work/staying at work
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- Timing of return to work
- Helping patients prepare for returning to work
- Return to work steps
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- 1. Understand current work abilities
- 2. Assess functioning
- 3. Understand and address return to work challenges
- 4. Understand the demands of the job
- 5. Communicate about return to work
- 6. Encourage survivors to take control of their rehabilitation
- 7. Identify supports that will enable survivors to work
- 8. Develop a formal return to work plan
- 9. Encourage patients to prepare for going back to work
- 10. Monitor progress after returning to work
- 11. Help manage expectations at the workplace
- Cancer’s impact on work and strategies
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- Physical symptoms
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- Fatigue
- Sleep disturbances
- Pain
- Nerve damage
- Lymphedema
- Hot flashes
- Breathing problems
- Nausea and vomiting
- Other challenges to eating and nutrition
- Infections
- Bleeding problems
- Changes in skin and nails
- Changes in bowel and bladder function
- Visual impairment
- Hearing impairment
- Impaired communication abilities
- Mobility impairments
- Changes in physical appearance and body image
- Seizures
- Cognitive challenges
- Emotional and psychological impact
- Returning to work is communication and teamwork
- Assessment of work abilities
- Workplace accommodations
- Workplace wellbeing
- Finances and disability
- Assisting patients in changing work and looking for work
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Patient talking with her doctor about illness in medical office
Author(s): Cancer and Work Team