Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10476820 | Journal of Health Economics | 2005 | 24 Pages |
Abstract
In this longitudinal study, we examine the consequences of breast cancer for women's labor market attachment for the 6-month period following diagnosis. Women with breast cancer, with the exception of those having in situ cancer, were less likely to work 6 months following diagnosis relative to a control sample of women drawn from the Current Population Survey. Breast cancer's non-employment effect appears to be twice as large for African-American women. Women with breast cancer who remained working worked fewer hours than women in the control group.
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Authors
Cathy J. Bradley, David Neumark, Heather L. Bednarek, Maryjean Schenk,