Vocational Rehabilitation of People With Cancer - Needs and Barriers to Implementation

Cancer diseases and related treatment methods notably impact social and professional functioning. In most cases, the temporary ailments and the disease's long-term physical and psychosocial effects significantly impact professional activity. Therefore, oncology patients and survivors should be supported in improving their quality of life. The various forms of counteracting the negative effects of the disease, including social exclusion and professional deactivation, should be implemented. Considering the growing statistics of morbidity and the increasing number of patients and people after treatment, developing effective actions in this area becomes an essential task of social policy. Therefore, the article outlines the specificity and current barriers to vocational rehabilitation of people suffering from cancers, considering including it in general and complex oncological rehabilitation.