Post-diagnosis unemployment and access to work-related health benefits in survivors of brain cancer compared to other cancers.
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PURPOSE: Brain cancer diagnoses often disrupt patient function, well-being, and financial stability, but population-level economic outcomes remain underexplored. Our aim was to determine if survivors of brain cancer face greater odds of post-diagnosis unemployment and lower odds of working full-time, benefit-providing jobs following diagnosis compared to survivors of other cancers. METHODS: We analyzed pooled 2019-2023 National Health Interview Survey data of adults who reported a cancer diagnosis ≥ 1 year prior to survey completion. Weighted logistic regressions evaluated the association between cancer type and post-diagnosis unemployment and work-related health benefits, adjusting for age, disability (physical, sensory, and cognitive), and social drivers of health. RESULTS: The cohort represented 22.9 million US adult survivors of cancer, including 198,961 with brain cancer. People with a diagnosis of brain cancer faced higher odds of post-diagnosis unemployment compared to other cancer types, adjusting for age, disability, and social drivers of health (OR 2.54, 95% CI 1.12, 5.77). In addition, employed survivors of brain cancer were less likely to work full-time (OR 0.26, 95% CI 0.09, 0.74) or have jobs offering health insurance (OR 0.37, 95% CI 0.15, 0.96) or paid sick leave (OR 0.40, 95% CI 0.17, 0.96). CONCLUSION: These findings reveal markedly higher socioeconomic vulnerability for survivors of brain cancer compared to those with other cancer types.