To balance cancer treatment and work

Early detection of cancer and advances in medical care are increasing the number of people who balance work and treatment, and those who continue to work with side effects from treatment. As the shortage of human resources becomes more serious, there is a need for a workplace that can work in a variety of ways to ensure that valuable human resources are not lost due to illness. This is a compilation of useful information for promoting health management and support for balancing treatment and work as an issue for corporate management.
This time, we have published the Yokohama City version of the “Cancer Disaster Prevention® Manual for Management” created by the Cheering Team for Cancer and Working Groups. We publish about approaches such as health management of Yokohama-shi and become contents that we want all of city companies to see by all means.
The third edition has been published. (December 2024)

About one in three cancer patients is an active generation (15-64 years old). The “Cancer Disaster Prevention® Manual for Active Generations,” prepared by the Support Group for Cancer and Working Groups, is based on the medical expenses support system, steps to balance work and treatment, and how to treat family members and colleagues when they get cancer.

The fourth edition has been published. (Updated in August 2024)

The Yokohama City version contains two-dimensional codes that lead to a web page of a system related to cancer in Yokohama City, such as a collection of materials useful for health promotion and cancer screening.

It is an organization that works with individuals and companies to reduce the number of active generations who have cancer and have a hard time. Based on the vision of "increasing the number of organizations and people who can't lose to cancer," career consultants, counselors, social insurance attorneys, cancer experienced people and families from Yokohama, Atsugi, and all over the country gather to engage in activities.

In the event that employees and their families are diagnosed with cancer, cancer treatment and work are conducted with the aim of investigating measures at city offices and supporting compatibility support, etc., and refer to future measures in Yokohama City. We have conducted a business establishment survey on balancing work, and report the results.

[Points of Results]
・43.9% of cancer screenings were conducted at regular physical checkup sites, 14.1% of contracted health check-up agencies, 9.4% of local government cancer screenings, and 35.1% of health check-up sites.
・42.2% of business establishments have been diagnosed with cancer in the past three years, and 65.1% of employees who have taken leave of absence for more than one month due to cancer have returned to work for more than one year after returning to work.
・Regarding the necessity of creating a workplace where treatment and work can be balanced, 88.3% of respondents felt the need.
・Issues for balancing treatment and work were 61.2% of "securing alternative personnel", 34.7% of "difficult financial security such as paying wages during leave" and 32.7% of "developing flexible work systems", regardless of the size of employees, "securing alternative personnel" was the highest percentage.
・Information that the government wants to disseminate and provide is 42.9% of government and local government subsidies, 40.8% of information on employment considerations, 37.5% of consultation desks that companies can consult, and workers can consult 34.9% of consultation desks that can be consulted.

Business establishment investigation report about balance between Yokohama-shi cancer treatment and work (published in July, 2023) (PDF: 3,372KB)

(Reference) Last survey (announced in FY2016 and October 2017)
Investigation report (PDF: 6,299KB) about employment of Yokohama-shi cancer patient

■　Cancer is a familiar disease

Those who are diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime are "one in two Japanese."
Of those diagnosed with cancer in one year, "about 30% are between 15 and 64 years old".

■　Can be treated at hospital visits

The number of hospital stays is shorter year by year, and “increase in treatment at outpatients”
"Approximately 300,000 people nationwide" are going to hospital for cancer while working.

■　It is still difficult to balance work.

"I feel more than 60% is difficult" for continuing to work while going to the hospital for treatment etc.
(If you need to go to the hospital about once every two weeks)

In cancer treatment, advances in medical technology and therapeutic drugs have led to an increase in the number of cases where outpatient treatment is possible.
On the other hand, there have been a survey that about 30% of people have retired after being diagnosed with cancer, and "continuation of employment" while treating cancer is a major issue.
In addition, employers who are employers are required to provide support for balancing work while treating.

We have created DVDs, handbooks, and posters that can be used in training in the office, etc., in order to deepen the understanding at each office in the city for the balance between cancer treatment and work. (The information to be introduced in each product is as of the time of creation.)

The first DVD and handbook cover cases of women-specific cancers (breast cancer, uterine cancer, etc.), and human resources and labor personnel to support the workplace as cancer patients work while treating. It is a content that can be referred to by supervisors and colleagues.

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DVD for training aimed at balancing treatment and work for Yokohama cancer patients
"If a working woman gets cancer-What should I do at work then? ～」
The whole story (Approx. 22 minutes) (External site)
<Part 1> Overview of workers and cancer (approximately 2 minutes) (outside site)
<Part 2> If a worker has cancer unique to women (drama) (outside site)
Chapter 1 Until leave of absence (approximately 7 minutes) (external site)
Chapter 2 During leave (approximately 3 minutes) (external site)
Chapter 3 After returning to work (approximately 10 minutes) (external site)

The whole story

◆ Handbook

（PDF：3,257KB）

Handbook for Supporting Balancing Cancer, Employment Treatment and Work
"Women-specific cancer" (PDF: 3,257KB)
35 pages of B5 version

Correction
・Page 33
The name of the Yokohama Work Support Center was changed to the Labor Information and Consultation Corner on April 1, 2021, and Phone number became 045-681-6553.

◆ Poster

Poster to support the balance between cancer treatment and work
"I don't bother myself if I'm told that I'm cancer." （PDF：1,792KB）
"A workplace that is easy to work even if you get cancer is a workplace that is easy for everyone to work." （PDF：5,554KB）

B2, B3, B4 size

The second DVD takes up cases of colorectal cancer, so that you can feel changes in your feelings and difficulties at the office. .
It provides easy-to-understand explanations of points to be confirmed by the person at the time of treatment and ideas that can be done at the business site.
The handbook is easy to actually use, such as Q & A from the perspective of business establishments and patients, and examples of related formats such as compatibility support plans linked to the contents of DVDs.

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DVD for training aimed at balancing treatment and work for Yokohama cancer patients
"~ Aiming for a workplace that is easy to work even if you get cancer-Balance between treatment and work supported by the workplace and family"
The whole story (Approx. 30 minutes) (External site)

The whole story

◆ Handbook

Handbook for Supporting Balancing Treatment and Work (PDF: 4,180KB) Aiming for a workplace that is easy to work even if you have cancer
40 pages in B5 version

Click here for printing (PDF: 6,145KB)

Correction
・Page 37
The name of the Yokohama Work Support Center was changed to the Labor Information and Consultation Corner on April 1, 2021, and Phone number became 045-681-6553.

For those who want to work while being treated, balancing treatment and work is a big problem.
In order to consider how medical professionals should provide compatibility support, we learned about the social background, the structure of social security, and tips for supporting compatibility, using cancer as a model, and held a case study meeting in the group online (Zoom) in FY2021.

For individuals and related parties
There are free consultation services provided by social insurance attorneys and long-term medical professionals in Hello Work Yokohama.

For business operators
There is a consultation desk of the Kanagawa Occupational Health Support Center.

For details, please refer to the separate page "Various designated medical institutions related to cancer and consultation on cancer".