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CA Cancer J Clin 2005; 55:271-280
doi: 10.3322/canjclin.55.5.271
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Cancer Survivors at Work: A Generation of Progress

Barbara Hoffman, JD


Prof. Hoffman is a member of the Legal Research and Writing Faculty, Rutgers University School of Law, Newark, NJ.

Before the 1970s, a substantial percentage of cancer survivors faced blatant employment discrimination with little legal recourse, a paucity of support services, and limited medical options for curative treatment. Since then, survivors have benefited from improvements in cancer treatment, the passage of state and federal antidiscrimination laws, and a sea change in perceptions about living with and beyond cancer. Consequently, cancer survivors now face fewer barriers to employment opportunities. Because millions of cancer survivors, more than ever before, are now working age adults, advocacy efforts should shift from expanding legal protection from cancer-based discrimination to providing resources to help survivors meet their individual employment-related concerns.




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