Madrid, ENE.(Press Europa) -
81 percent of breast cancer patients think that people suffering from an oncological disease are not sufficiently protected in their work environment, according to a survey conducted by Spanish Federation of Breast Cancer (FECMA) within the framework of the campaign daysWith breast cancer, in which 562 women have opined about it.
The few measures of adaptation to the job (66.5%), the problems when accessing medical, low, empathy or the possibility of finding another job (18.9%) and having less income (14, 5%) represent some of the most common problems facing patients after diagnosis.
The survey has been presented on the web -to -day web in breast cancer: work aspects framed in the campaign 'Days with breast cancer', an initiative started from the FECMA to accompany women with breast cancer to know whichThese are not covered and to reiterate the importance of research, among other aspects
During the meeting, it has been revealed that there is still no system that regulates a reincorporation of the patient progressively to the job (such as the option to reduce the day or combine face -to -face work with the work to work todistance), which would benefit women that perhaps at first they are not in a position to assume a full day, but they can really dedicate a few hours to work.
Thus, experts have advocated the need to improve the training of professionals and assign resources so that patients have access to quality advice programs in labor matters and have highlighted the important role developed by patient associations today due to the lack ofSpecific programs.
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Among women who do consider that patients are protected in their work environment (19.2%), 83.3 percent mentions that information about the disease allows greater empathy by their classmates, and 11.1percent believe that teleworking is an option that allows to maintain an activity without displacement.
Adaptation problems in the work environment
With regard to affectation in the work environment, 51.6 percent of respondents believe that the disease had consequences in their work environment, while 48.4 percent consider that no.
Of those who think they were affected, 44.5 percent associate it that they had to take a work decline or not to be able to be for being autonomous.On the other hand, 20.5 percent had to leave the job, 13 percent could not continue exercising their activity and changed their position, 11 percent was fired and another 11 percent lost the promotion of promotions.
Experts have pointed out that it is essential to establish differences on the influence of the disease at work.That is, we must see case by case because the circumstances are variable and the diagnosis implies different clinical situations.
"For example, while there are patients who need a longer work leave, there are others who want to return to their work because it contributes more benefits, for their well -being.And, of course, they alluded to the variability of the work environment in which they are, since a work that requires physical effort, than a work profile that allows them some adaptation such as teleworking, "they have detailed," they have detailed.
The campaign has the institutional support of LaSpañola de Oncology (SEOM) and the cooperative groups of research in breast cancer Geicam and Soli, as well as with the collaboration of Pfizer, Roche, Samsung, Sanofi, Lilly and Novartis.