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. 2020 Jun 6;182(3):699–707. doi: 10.1007/s10549-020-05720-4

Table 3.

Mean length of stay on sick leave within the first 5 years of diagnosis by type of treatment

Treatment Length of stay on sick leave Difference in length of stay on sick leave
Daysa (95% CI)
Breast-conserving surgery
 + RT 102 (87–116) Ref.
 + RT + ET 132 (123–141) 30 (18–44)
 + CHEMO + RT 284 (249–324) 182 (151–218)
 + CHEMO + RT + ET 312 (288–338) 210 (185–239)
Mastectomy
 Mastectomy only 123 (101–144) Ref.
 + ET 144 (129–157) 21 (3–38)
 + RT 176 (145–205) 53 (37–69)
 + CHEMO 303 (264–345) 180 (148–217)
 + CHEMO + ET 329 (305–352) 206 (180–233)
 + CHEMO + RT 368 (324–409) 245 (209–280)
 + CHEMO + RT + ET 397 (372–419) 274 (246–300)

ET initiation of endocrine therapy, CHEMO chemotherapy, RT radiotherapy

aEstimates have been predicted holding all of the other variables constant, using the following covariate pattern: age 50–54 years at diagnosis, ER+ tumor, no lymph node involvement, tumor size 1–30 mm, SNB only, period of diagnosis 2009–2012, Stockholm-Gotland region, middle education, no prior sick leave