Vanuit het standpunt van de persoon met kanker

At the time the diagnosis is made, there is usually no treatment plan yet. So there is still a lot of uncertainty. It is then up to the employee to decide whether he or she wants to inform the employer about the diagnosis.

“Yes, I immediately called my boss, my manager at the time, in the parking lot of the hospital, I don't have a good result so I report sick. Yes, I have never been so secretive about it.” (WP1 - IP5)

“Then we went home first, afterwards, having a cup of coffee. Then I thought, I'll go to work anyway, they are expecting me now. But yes, I did not come to work until after 12 noon when I had said I am a little later. Everyone immediately looks at that door like that, what is the matter with you? So yes, then I said it right.” (WP1-IP2, p. 5)

“I actually said it very quickly at work. If you work every day it is a bit difficult, then you have to make up all kinds of things and lie and you know that you will say it later anyway.” (WP1-IP2, p. 6)

Vanuit het standpunt van de werkgever

The news that an employee has cancer may also evoke feelings and questions in the employer to which he / she does not immediately have an answer.

"This is the first time that one of our employees has cancer. I am not sure how to deal with this and what is expected of me."

"What steps should I take? Should I call in the company doctor now or later?"

"How do I keep in touch with the employee? Do I have to make regular calls myself or do I let it depend on him?"

Dialogen (optioneel)

Persoon met kanker dilemmma

When someone is diagnosed with cancer, this will have immediate or long-term consequences for the work. The person with cancer faces the dilemma: do I share my diagnosis with my employer or not?

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