Similarly, the employer can contact the employee to check on return dates or possible extension of leave. As in the OâDonnell case above, it also is acceptable to contact the employee to negotiate terms or conditions of employment to help the employee transition back to work.
Except for skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women. Most breast cancers are found in women who are 50 years old or older, but breast cancer also affects younger women. About 11% of all new cases of breast cancer in the United States are found in women younger than 45 years of age.
The 3 most common cancers among female survivors are breast cancer (41%), uterine cancer (8%), and colon and rectal cancer (8%). Those percentages are expected to stay roughly the same through 2022.The treatments for breast cancer are complex and extend over a long period of time.he manual for Standard 2.20 â Breast Cancer Survivorship in the 2014 NAPBC Standards Manual available for download on the NAPBC website.