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Working as part of healing

About 2 in 3 cancer patients resume work in whole or in part within 1 to 2 years of their diagnosis. With a customized reintegration plan, working is part of healing. However, according to professor of occupational medicine Lode Godderis, patients are not helped enough in their return process. With Pink Monday , Pink Ribbon is bringing attention to the problem.
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Pink Monday: Goele returned to class 6 months after her diagnosis

Goele Van Roy is a Latin and Dutch teacher. At the beginning of 2019, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. At the start of the new school year, she wanted to be back in front of the class: "At the beginning of February last year, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I underwent surgery and received radiotherapy, and for the next five years I have to take antihormone therapy. During the summer months, I felt pretty good and wanted to go back to work. I am a Latin and Dutch teacher and enjoy teaching. I didn't want to stay on sick leave for too long, because it's certainly not financially obvious."
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Returning to work after breast cancer

Thanks to initiatives like Pink Monday and organizations like Cohezio, there is a growing awareness among employees and employers of the importance of well-framed reintegration into the workplace after cancer. In times when many vacancies go unfilled, this is no unnecessary luxury.
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