Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Breast carcinoma is the most frequent neoplasia in women, observing an increase in its incidence year after year. Despite this, it is one of the oncological diseases with the best prognosis, placing its general survival rate at 86% (SEOM, 2025). However, their treatment involves serious physical and mental repercussions that have special incidence in their workplace, affecting their competence to perform professional activities and, therefore, to their work reinstatement. Although these limitations are widespread, their severity can be increased or decreased depending on the oncological treatments received and individual psychological resources. Thus, systemic treatments (chemotherapy and hormone therapy) seem to exercise a negative impact greater than local treatments (surgery and radiotherapy) (Dumas et al., 2019; PLYM et al., 2020). On the other hand, emotional intelligence and positive expectations about the return to the professional environment (self -efficacy and perceived self -confidence) are described as some of the protection factors on work capacity in breast cancer survivors (Gómez Molinero et al., 2019; Fiabane et al., 2024). The present work aims to provide an updated review of clinical and psychological aspects to consider to favor the return to work and adequate work aptitude in this population. In addition, future lines of research and intervention will be reflected on this subject.
Source: KNOW AND SHARE PSYCHOLOGY
Authors: LORENZO RODRÍGUEZ RIESCO, PALOMA GIL LOARTE, ROCÍO GUIL BOZAL, PAULA RUIZ GONZALEZ
Institution: Universidad de Cádiz
Language: English
Topic: Cancer survivorship and care
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funder: Agencia Estatal de Investigación
Awards: G3480869486, G7084143925
OpenAlex ID: W4411095344