Finnegan, JohnNancy Nachreiner2023-10-192023-10-192008-03-10https://hdl.handle.net/11299/257633Runtime 1:30 minutesThis resource is provided for informational purposes only and may not reflect current scientific knowledge or medical recommendations.Welcome to Public Health Moment from the University of Minnesota.More cancer survivors are returning to the workforce, thanks to improved screening and treatment. But little is known about what helps these employees return to work successfully. Recently, Nancy Nachreiner, a University of Minnesota occupational health professor, conducted focus groups with cancer survivors—women ages 31 to 54. She learned that job flexibility, active involvement from health care providers, and coworker support, were keys to a successful return. <Clip: “It was very interesting because they would talk about how coworkers would go out of their way…and that was very important for them.”> Nachreiner says that lack of support and the physical drain of cancer recovery were among the factors that made returning to work more difficult. <Clip: “The fatigue factor that women talked about was very key…and how draining it would be to go through the treatment for cancer.”> Nachreiner adds, however, that more research is needed. With another Public Health Moment, I’m John Finnegan.enAudio