Publications by authors named "F van Ommen"

Background: Approximately onethird of cancer survivors encounter challenges reintegrating into the workforce, often experiencing involuntary unemployment and/or partial or full work disability following diagnosis and treatment. Returning to paid employment presents evident challenges due to uncertainties regarding work ability, perceived employer discrimination, and a lack of support, thereby risking social exclusion. However, interventions addressing return to paid employment among unemployed and/or work-disabled cancer survivors are scarce.

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Purpose: To explore experiences of unemployed and/or work-disabled cancer survivors who have pursued to return to paid employment.

Methods: Four digital focus group interviews were conducted with 16 cancer survivors (< 10 years post-diagnosis) who have pursued to return to work within the last 2 years. Interview topics included motivations, facilitators of and barriers to job seeking, and returning to and maintaining paid employment.

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Article Synopsis
  • This study looked at how the positions of the pancreas and spleen change during cancer treatment in young kids with tumors in their abdomen.
  • The researchers used MRIs to track these movements and see how much it could affect the amount of radiation the pancreas and spleen received during treatment.
  • They found that while the pancreas and spleen move a little, in some cases, the movement can lead to them getting too much radiation, which could be harmful.
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This work reports on the first seven patients treated with gating and baseline drift correction on the high-field MR-Linac system. Dosimetric analysis showed that the active motion management system improved congruence to the planned dose, efficiently mitigating detrimental effects of intrafraction motion in the upper abdomen.

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Supporting unemployed or work-disabled cancer survivors in their work participation can have extensive individual and societal benefits. We aimed to identify and summarise interventions for work participation of unemployed or work-disabled cancer survivors. Five databases (Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL and Cochrane Library) were systematically searched for quantitative studies on interventions aimed at enhancing work participation of unemployed or work-disabled cancer survivors.

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