Matched cohort study of resignation in working Japanese women after diagnosis of breast or gynecologic cancer

Diagnosis of breast or gynecological cancers may hamper employment, but little is known about the risk of resignation after diagnosis. A matched cohort study of 99,964 working women in Japan younger than 58 years with a diagnosis of breast (n=59,452), cervical (n=14,713), uterine (n=16,933) and ovarian cancer and 999,640 controls found that a cancer diagnosis was associated with a higher risk of resignation, particularly among women wit lower income, younger age, and depression history. The authors conclude that these findings suggest that targeted workplace support may be necessary to help retain women with cancer in the workforce.