Reuters, February 28, 2017: Breast cancer costs low-income women more jobs
“‘While fighting for their lives, many patients lose their livelihoods,’ MacDonald said in a phone interview.
The loss disproportionately strikes poor women, probably because low-wage hourly workers tend to be more easily replaceable, and their employers are less likely to accommodate their needs as they go through time-consuming and draining treatment, MacDonald said.”