Getting your head around cancer.

TUMOR diagnosis; TUMOR treatment; CANCER patient psychology; PSYCHOLOGY of caregivers; EMOTIONS; EMPLOYMENT reentry; INDUSTRIAL relations; MENTAL health; WORK environment; SOCIAL support; WELL-being

The article informs that employers need to be focused on much more than just the physical and workplace adjustments needed for an employee to return to work following a diagnosis of, and treatment for, cancer. Topics include developing trusting relationship between the line manager and the employee; the impact of cancer on employees' identity and self-esteem; and the use of surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormonal therapies for treating cancer.