Abstract PD5-10: Consequent job loss, return to work and multidimensional well-being after breast cancer treatment in working-age black and white women

Background: Few studies have assessed relationships between job loss due to breast cancer and well-being. These relationships may vary by race, work type, and functional difficulties.Methods: In the Carolina Breast Cancer Study, 1,646 women with primary breast cancer who worked prior to diagnosis were longitudinally evaluated for post-diagnosis job loss and well-being using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy General (FACT-G) measure. Women were classified as having ‘sustained work’ (working at baseline and 25 months); ‘returned to work’ (not working at baseline, working at 25 months); ‘consequent job loss’ (working at baseline, not working at 25 months); or ‘persistent non-employment’ (not working at either timepoint). Analysis of covariance was used to evaluate associations between work status and well-being (physical, functional, social, emotional).Results: Women who had sustained work or returned to work had higher FACT-G scores than women with consequent job loss and persistent non-employment in all well-being domains (p Citation Format: Marc A Emerson, Bryce B Reeve, Melissa B. Gilkey, Shekinah N Elmore, Cathy J Bradley, Melissa A Troester. Consequent job loss, return to work and multidimensional well-being after breast cancer treatment in working-age black and white women [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2021 Dec 7-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(4 Suppl):Abstract nr PD5-10.