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BMC Public Health - Work-related experiences of prostate cancer survivors in Australia - a qualitative study","Prostate cancer is the most diagnosed cancer among Australian men, and the growing survivor population makes work participation an important dimension of quality of life and survivorship. This qualitative phenomenological study explored the work-related experiences of prostate cancer survivors in Australia using semi-structured telephone interviews with 16 men. Findings identified five themes spanning motivations, treatment decisions, ongoing effects on work capacity, employment status differences, and personal agency. Self-employment and long-term survivorship presented greater risks without adequate work-related discussion in treatment decisions.","Liu et al. BMC Public Health (2023) 23:1806 [https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16706-4](https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16706-4)  \nBMC Public Health  \n RESEARCH Open Access  \nWork-related experiences of prostate cancer   survivors in Australia: a qualitative study  \nWei‑Hong Liu 1,2*, Jennifer Fox1 and Patsy Yates1  \nAbstract  \nBackground Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most diagnosed cancer in Australian men, and the number of survivors is growing with advances in diagnosis and treatment. Work participation following PCa diagnosis and treatment becomes a significant aspect of quality of life and survivorship. Using a qualitative phenomenological approach, we explored the work‑related experiences of PCa survivors in Australia.  \nMethods Semi‑structured telephone interviews were conducted with 16 men (6 salaried employees, 10 self‑ employed; 8 diagnosed ≥ 5 years) purposively sampled from a community setting. Interviews were inductively analysed.  \nResults Five main themes emerged: motivations to work; treatment decisions and work; the effects of PCa and its treatment on ability to participate in work; being an employee versus being self‑employed; and personal agency. PCa and its treatment side‑effects were detrimental to men’s work capacity and ability, and could persist over an extended period. Most men expressed a strong desire to retain work or return to work. Discussions with healthcare professionals about work‑related consequences were largely missing when treatment decisions were made. Self‑employed men faced greater challenges than their salaried counterparts due to high financial burden and limited social and busi‑ ness support. Family, workplace and wider community support, and self‑care, enhanced men’s work participation experiences.  \nConclusions PCa and its treatment substantially and persistently impacted men’s working lives, and their experi‑ ences were diverse and multifaceted. Self‑employed and long‑term PCa survivors face greater challenges and are at high risk of poor work outcomes. A systematic approach and involvement of stakeholders at all levels is required to support ongoing work participation.  \nKeywords Cancer (Neoplasms), Employment, Prostate, Qualitative, Self‑employed, Survivorship, Work  \nBackground  \nThe annual cost of lost labour force participation by people who have been diagnosed with any form of cancer accounts for approximately $1.7 billion in gross domestic  \n*Correspondence: Wei‑Hong Liu [weihong.liu@qut.edu.au](weihong.liu@qut.edu.au)  \n1 Cancer and Palliative Care Outcomes Centre, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia  \n2 Cancer and Palliative Care Outcomes Centre, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Australia  \nproduct to the Australian economy [1]. The most common cancer in Australian men, prostate cancer (PCa), affects around 20,000 men each year, of which nearly 40% are under the age of 65 [2]. The likelihood of men receiving a PCa diagnosis while still working is increasing due to the growing number of men who remain in the labour force beyond the age of 65 years [3]. Given the high survival rate of men with PCa in Australia (95.5%)  \n[2], work participation becomes an important aspect of PCa survivorship.  \nThere is a consensus that work participation after a cancer diagnosis is beneficial for both individuals and  \n© The Author(s) 2023. Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. 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