Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women locally and globally. Early detection and treatment advancement have improved prognosis, resulting an increasing number of breast cancer survivors. Hence, breast cancer rehabilitation should focus on social reintegration.

Despite numerous studies investigated the rate of return to work among cancer survivors and its associated factors, less attention has been focused on the impact of cancer diagnosis on work productivity. Understanding how cancer diagnosis affect work productivity during the cancer journey will enable us to develop tailored vocational interventions to meet the needs of these patients and therefore to minimize productivity loss at the work force.

A current ongoing longitindual study (supported by Health and Medical Research Fund 2018-2021) aims to

(1) examine the rate of return to work among women diagnosed with breast cancer in the first two years after the completion of primary breast cancer treatment,

(2) explore changes in work productivity and activity impairment across time, and

(3) investigate factors influencing employment status and work productivity.