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.
Men with breast cancer usually have lumps that can be felt. Treatment can help men with breast cancer, and survival rates for men and women are similar. Yet breast cancer in men often is diagnosed at a later stage, when the cancer may be harder to treat.Men who find a lump should see a doctor right away.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.