Research report: Return‐To‐Work and Working Status After Surgery for - Bioengineer.org
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A Japanese study of 158 employed patients who underwent surgery for gastric or esophageal cancer found that 78.5% were working at 18 months post-surgery, with median return-to-work times of 30 days for gastric cancer and 70 days for esophageal cancer. The research identifies pain, appetite loss, financial impact, and weight loss at 6 months as significant barriers to sustained work participation, with implications for workplace accommodations and occupational health support.
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The research, published in Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, found that 124 of 158 analyzed patients, or 78.5 percent, were working at 18 months after surgery, a figure the investigators defined conservatively by counting anyone lost to follow-up, including those whose disease progressed or who died, as not working. The study enrolled patients aged 20 years or older who were employed at the t…
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