While more than half of those who experienced cancer told others that they wanted to continue working as before, about 30% of those who were told that they should continue A survey conducted by Hosei University and others found that there was a gap.
We want people to change their unconscious belief that they cannot work if they have cancer, and to confirm their intentions.
Professor Tamie Matsuura of Hosei University and the general incorporated association "Unconscious Bias Research Institute" conducted an Internet survey on the theme of cancer and work for a month from January this year, and worked when diagnosed with cancer. We received responses from more than 3,000 people, including those who had cancer and those who had no history of cancer.
According to this, 53.6% of those who answered that they were consulted at work by a person diagnosed with cancer said that they wanted to continue working as much as possible. .
On the other hand, among those who consulted, 30.7% thought that ``people diagnosed with cancer should continue to work as before,'' and 48.4% said, ``I should save work, take a leave of absence, or quit. It is better to do something like that."
In fact, 57.1% of them were able to continue working as before, and Masako Takeda, director of the research institute, said, "I found out that there is an unconscious belief that people around me can't work if they get cancer. I want the boss to listen carefully to what the patient thinks."