abstract: 'Purpose Work-related issues have become increasingly relevant for

  colorectal cancer (CRC) patients, since the cancer is detected at an

  earlier age due to screening. The aim was to evaluate work participation

  up to 10 years after colon or rectal cancer diagnosis compared between

  diagnosis and to a matched cancer-free population. Methods In this

  national register-based cohort study, all first-time CRC patients in the

  period 2000-2015 with no previous cancer, between 20 and 60 years, were

  identified in the Danish Cancer Registry. A control group with no

  previous cancer was matched on gender, age, education, and income. For

  each year a mean Work Participation Score (WPS) was calculated (a

  percentage of weeks working) for individuals part of the labour market.

  Results A total of 5625 colon cancer patients and 3856 rectal cancer

  patients and 25,341 and 17,256 matched controls were included in the

  study, respectively. The WPS increased for colon cancer patients from

  45.69\% after 1 year to 83.94\% after 4 years, while rectal cancer

  patients had a score of 38.07\% after 1 year and 80.07\% after 4 years.

  The WPS was lower for cancer patients compared with controls, but the

  difference decreased after 4 years. Conclusion CRC patients had a lower

  work participation up to 10 years after diagnosis compared with

  controls, while rectal cancer patients had a lower participation the

  first 7 years after diagnosis compared with colon cancer patients.

  Implications for cancer survivors Work-related issues should be

  considered in the early stage of rehabilitation to increase work

  participation and thereby improve quality of life.'
affiliation: 'Pedersen, P (Corresponding Author), Aarhus Univ, Dept Publ Hlth, Aarhus,
  Denmark.

  Pedersen, P (Corresponding Author), DEFACTUM, PP Oerums Gade 11,1B, DK-8000 Aarhus,
  Central Denmark, Denmark.

  Pedersen, Pernille; Nielsen, Claus Vinther; Maribo, Thomas, Aarhus Univ, Dept Publ
  Hlth, Aarhus, Denmark.

  Pedersen, Pernille; Nielsen, Claus Vinther; Maribo, Thomas, DEFACTUM, PP Oerums
  Gade 11,1B, DK-8000 Aarhus, Central Denmark, Denmark.

  Laurberg, Soren; Juul, Therese, Aarhus Univ Hosp, Dept Surg, Aarhus, Denmark.

  Laurberg, Soren; Juul, Therese, Danish Canc Soc, Ctr Res Survivorship \& Late Adverse
  Effects Canc, Aarhus, Denmark.

  Andersen, Niels Trolle, Aarhus Univ, Inst Publ Hlth, Sect Biostat, Aarhus, Denmark.

  Steenstra, Ivan, Morneau Shepell, Toronto, ON, Canada.

  Nielsen, Claus Vinther, Reg Hosp West Jutland, Herning, Denmark.'
author: Pedersen, Pernille and Laurberg, Soren and Andersen, Niels Trolle and Steenstra,
  Ivan and Nielsen, Claus Vinther and Maribo, Thomas and Juul, Therese
author-email: Pernille.Pedersen@stab.rm.dk
author_list:
- family: Pedersen
  given: Pernille
- family: Laurberg
  given: Soren
- family: Andersen
  given: Niels Trolle
- family: Steenstra
  given: Ivan
- family: Nielsen
  given: Claus Vinther
- family: Maribo
  given: Thomas
- family: Juul
  given: Therese
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1007/s11764-021-01005-x
earlyaccessdate: MAR 2021
eissn: 1932-2267
files: []
issn: 1932-2259
journal: JOURNAL OF CANCER SURVIVORSHIP
keywords: 'Colon cancer; Rectal cancer; Employment; Matched controls;

  Rehabilitation'
keywords-plus: 'COLORECTAL-CANCER; DISABILITY PENSION; SICKNESS ABSENCE; RETURN;

  SURVIVORS; RISK; EXPERIENCE; DIAGNOSIS; BARRIERS; LEAVE'
language: English
month: FEB
number: '1'
number-of-cited-references: '45'
orcid-numbers: 'Maribo, Thomas/0000-0003-0856-6837

  Juul, Therese/0000-0002-5411-4826

  Nielsen, Claus Vinther/0000-0002-2467-1103'
pages: 73-85
papis_id: 93dd711831821f93b95ff9245504734d
ref: Pedersen2022differenceswork
times-cited: '3'
title: Differences in work participation between incident colon and rectal cancer
  patients-a 10-year follow-up study with matched controls
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000632341700002
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volume: '16'
web-of-science-categories: Oncology; Social Sciences, Biomedical
year: '2022'