Work and Cancer Survivors

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiii

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2. Defining the Problem

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Epidemiology

      • David Neary

      Pages 3-23

   3. Economic Burden

      • Richard J. Butler, William G. Johnson, Timothy Gubler

      Pages 25-71

   4. Employers’ and Survivors’ Perspectives

      • Ziv Amir, David R. Strauser, Fong Chan

      Pages 73-89

3. Fundamentals of Work and Chronic Illness

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91

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   2. Work Disability: It is not just the “lesion”

      • Patrick Loisel

      Pages 93-103

4. Factors Affecting Work

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-121

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   2. The Meaning of Work

      • Guy Maytal, John Peteet

      Pages 105-119

   3. Fatigue, Pain, and Physical Function

      • Mary E. Sesto, Maureen J. Simmonds

      Pages 123-145

   4. Cognitive Limitations

      • Tracy Veramonti, Christina Meyers

      Pages 147-162

   5. Young Survivors of Childhood Cancer

      • Angela de Boer, Jos Verbeek, Frank van Dijk

      Pages 163-188

5. Primary and Secondary Prevention

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-189

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   2. Primary and Occupational Health Care Providers

      • Jos Verbeek, Angela de Boer, Taina Taskila

      Pages 191-209

   3. Rehabilitation

      • Michael J.L. Sullivan, Maureen Simmonds, David Butler, Shirin Shalliwani, Mahnaz Hamidzadeh

      Pages 211-232

   4. Workplace Accommodations

      • Fong Chan, Elizabeth da Silva, Jana Copeland, Robin Jones, Robert T. Fraser

      Pages 233-254

   5. Individuals with Cancer in the Workforce and Their Federal Rights

      • Peter Blanck, William N. Myhill, Janikke Solstad Vedeler, Joanna Morales, Paula Pearlman

      Pages 255-276

6. Global View

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 277-277

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   2. International Efforts: Perspectives, Policies, and Programs

      • Patricia Findley, Catherine P. Wilson

      Pages 279-313

7. Future Directions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 315-315

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Cancer survivors are returning to the workplace in higher numbers than ever before. This is a positive outcome of the “war on cancer”, however, many of these cancer survivors face the possibility of illness- or treatment-related complications; employer discrimination or harassment; and other serious concerns. Cancer Survivorship and Work reviews many of the issues relevant to cancer survivors in the workplace from the survivors’, employers’, and global perspectives. This interdisciplinary and international volume brings together experts in fields as varied as epidemiology, economics, rehabilitation, psychology, human factors and ergonomics; law, and public policy to create a unique, up-to-date reference of what is currently known and what needs to be considered in the future. With this knowledge, challenges faced by this growing population can be better addressed by health care providers, employers, survivors and their families.

• ergonomics
• oncology
• rehabilitation
• reintegration
• survivor
• worker productivity
• workplace
• workplace accomodation

• Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, USA

  Michael Feuerstein

Michael Feuerstein, Ph.D., is Professor of Public Health in the Departments of Medical and Clinical Psychology and Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland. He is also Director of the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program at that institution. In addition, he is Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Behavioral Medicine, at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC. Dr. Feuerstein is editor-in-chief of Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation and Journal of Cancer Survivorship, as well as editor of Handbook of Cancer Survivorship. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, the American Psychological Association, and the Society of Behavioral Medicine, and a Member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, the Association for Advancement of Behavioral Therapy, the International Association for the Study of Pain, and the New York Academy of Sciences.

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