Working life, income and marital status 3 and 5 years following a breast cancer diagnosis between 1993 and 2003 and matched women without breast cancer.

1.<p>Working or studying at least part time. Self-employed included.</p>2.<p>Includes all women with disability pension at least part-time and/or with sickness benefit.</p>3.<p>Including women who are part time registered as unemployed or more.</p>4.<p>Social welfare allowance (own) and/or housing allowance (own).</p

Proportion of women, with and without breast cancer, who received sickness benefit or disability pension 3 and 5 years following a diagnosis.

<p>Proportion of women, with and without breast cancer, who received sickness benefit or disability pension 3 and 5 years following a diagnosis.</p

Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of sickness absence 3 and 5 years following a diagnosis of stage I-IIb breast cancer.

<p>Model 1: Adjustment for sickness absence 1 year before diagnosis, education.</p><p>Model 2: Adjustment for sickness absence 1 year before diagnosis, education, tumour size, having lymph nodes, stage, and treatment.</p><p>Model 3: Adjustment for sickness absence 1 year before diagnosis, education.</p><p>Model 4: Adjustment for sickness absence 1 year before diagnosis, education, tumour size, having lymph nodes, stage, and treatment.</p