Cancer and Work
McGill
BC Cancer Agency
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  • Healthcare providers
    Returning to work/staying at work
    Timing of return to work
    Helping patients prepare for returning to work
    Return to work steps
    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
    Physical symptoms
    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
    Stress and anxiety
    Changes in mood
    Returning to work is communication and teamwork
    Communicating with patients
    Encourage contact with their workplace
    Communicating with employers
    Inquire about return to work practices and policies at the workplace
    Key questions to guide a return to work plan
    Negotiating work accommodations
    Monitoring progress after return to work
    Communicating with insurance providers
    Completing private insurance forms
    Roles of professionals
    Assessment of work abilities
    Assessing physical abilities
    Assessing cognitive abilities
    Emotional assessment
    Other patient self-monitoring activities
    Understand the job characteristics
    Assessing job demands
    Job analysis
    Professional assessments
    Workplace accommodations
    Job accommodations for cancer-specific issues
    Job accommodations for other disabilities including cancer
    Adaptive technology
    Positional requirements (ergonomics)
    Adaptive technology assessment
    Workplace wellbeing
    Changing the work/workplace situation
    Changing unhelpful thoughts and feelings
    Changing ways to manage negative work stress
    Negotiating healthy boundaries at work
    Assertiveness: More honest and balanced relationships
    Exercise tips to improve fitness and readiness for work
    Finances and disability
    Government programs
    Private programs
    Short-term and long-term disability benefits: The process
    Understanding a claim from the disability management perspective
    Assisting patients in changing work and looking for work
    Change of work priorities
    Job search
    Career exploration
    Should your patient retire?
    Caregivers
    Balancing work and caregiving
    Resources for caregivers
    Law, policy, and practice information
    Human rights information
    Private Insurance
    Links to services and resources
    Employment and vocational rehabilitation programs
    Tell us what you think
    Events
    Research
    References
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    Author(s): Cancer and Work Team