Not taking sick leave for gynecologic cancer treatment is negatively associated with returning to the same workplace.
Keiichiro NakamuraHirofumi MatsuokaKotaro KuboShinsuke ShirakawaNaoyuki IdaJunko HaragaChikako OgawaKazuhiro OkamotoShoji NagaoHisashi MasuyamaPublished in: Japanese journal of clinical oncology (2023)
Not taking sick leave likely was negatively associated with returning to the same workplace after the treatment for gynecologic cancer. Therefore, we suggest that steps be taken to formally introduce a sick leave system over and above the paid leave system in Japan.