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.
1 Women who have had breast cancer in one breast are more likely to get it in the other breast. 2  Family history. 3  Having a mother, sister, or daughter who has had breast cancer increases a woman's risk. 4  The risk is higher if her family member got breast cancer before age 40.actors that affect a woman's risk of breast cancer include: 1  Age. 2  The strongest risk factor is age. 3  Risk goes up as a woman gets older. 4  Most women who get breast cancer are older than 50. 5  Personal history of breast cancer. 6  Women who have had breast cancer in one breast are more likely to get it in the other breast.