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CANCER AND CAREER

If you are working through cancer, you need to clearly ask for what you need from your employer and co-workers, and focus on your own well-being. Consider how you can set limits at work so you can prioritize your health.

Reflection of your role

• Tell your doctor exactly what your job is and any unique circumstances you’ll

be coping with during treatment.

• Ask for general ideas of how your diagnosis, medication or treatment could

affect your job.

• See if you can be flexible with the time you take your medications in order to minimize any side effects at work – i.e., oral chemotherapy and other options that might be less disruptive to your work schedule.

• Employers are required by the Americans with Disabilities Act to make reasonable accommodations for health-related issues such as chemo brain. A more soundproof environment, like an office or a cubicle in a different location, can decrease distractions and improve concentration in the workplace.

Items to keep at work to help with chemo brain

• A notebook to jot down your impressions, notes, questions for the doctor, etc.

• Digital recorder or recording app on your phone

• Self-adhesive notes or flags to highlight important pages in documents

Living Logistics

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