Breast cancer costs Australian women and the wider community billions in lost work hours and wages

Breast cancer costs Australian women and the wider community billions in lost work hours and wages

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A new first-of-its-kind study has revealed that of the estimated 10,732 working-age Australian women diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022, they will collectively lose a projected AU$1.4 billion in wage earnings over the 10-year period post diagnosis.Using the novel ‘productivity-adjusted life years’ (PALY) metric, the Monash-led research team found that breast cancer has a profound

A new first-of-its-kind study has revealed that of the estimated 10,732 working-age Australian women diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022, they will collectively lose a projected AU$1.4 billion in wage earnings over the 10-year period post diagnosis…. [3606 chars]

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