[Socio-professional life after cancer]

Abstract

The occurrence of cancer can create or increase social inequalities, particularly because of its consequences on employment. The first results of a large French prospective cohort on the return to work of women after breast cancer show the importance of the support of these patients by health professionals, and in particular by nurses.

Keywords: back-to-work; breast cancer; cancer du sein; cohort; cohorte; inégalité sociale; retour au travail; social inequality.