When illness puts work into a different perspective
2018
18
37-40
occupational disease ; cancer ; chronic diseases ; return to work ; trade union document
Occupational diseases
English
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"Life expectancy is rising, as is the duration of working life, while new treatments are helping people work longer despite being ill. But there are still very few support schemes for helping people to get back to work or change their field of work. “Chronic illness and activity” support groups were an experiment, focusing on peer-to-peer exchanges and getting people out of their isolation."
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