Employment and Cancer
Securing the return to work of female employees in remission.
Preserving talent, strengthening career paths.
Returning to work after cancer is a critical stage in a professional career, with major human, organizational and economic implications.
It has a lasting impact on mental health, the ability to plan for the future, professional identity, and the relationship to work.
In France, more than 160,000 employed people are affected each year by a cancer diagnosis¹.
Among those employed at the time of diagnosis, nearly one in five is no longer employed five years later , reflecting a high risk of lasting job loss².
Women are particularly affected, notably because of the prevalence of female cancers (breast cancer: approximately 61,000 new cases per year¹ ), occurring at key ages in professional life.
The consequences of cancer are not limited to the medical phase: persistent fatigue, cognitive disorders, emotional vulnerability, changes in the relationship to the body and to performance are frequently observed and insufficiently taken into account in standardized recovery plans³.
Without structured support, these factors increase the risks of disengagement, disruption of career path, relapse or loss of employability , both for the people concerned and for the organizations.
National Cancer Institute (INCa). Cancers in France – Epidemiological data.
National Cancer Institute (INCa). Cancer and employment: impacts and career paths.
Public Health France. Mental health, work and chronic diseases.
Why an Employment and Cancer program?
An insufficiently prepared return to work exposes individuals to relapses, career disruptions, and loss of skills.
It weakens individuals… and work groups.
At Jume, we have designed a dedicated program to secure these returns, particularly for women, who are highly affected by cancers during their working years.
Our support enables us to:
to restore confidence and professional projection,
to preserve skills and employability,
to support a gradual, realistic and sustainable recovery,
equipping managers and HR teams to avoid missteps and risk areas.
A unique, proven, and human-centered approach
Since 2022 , we have supported more than 200 women who have experienced cancer with our innovative methodology based on neuroscience, cognitive psychology and the person-centered approach.
We are taking action on:
the cognitive and emotional impacts of post-cancer,
the reconstruction of professional identity,
the ability to project oneself into the future without over-adaptation or exhaustion,
securing the link between the person, the manager and the organization.
This program transforms a fragile moment into a sustainable professional rebound , serving mental health, performance and continuity of career paths.
A course in 3 complementary modules
Each woman begins with an interview to analyze her needs.
This initial interview allows us to analyze the person's real needs in light of their stage in the care pathway, recovery or remission, integrating the dimensions of fatigue, cognitive load, attentional availability and projection capacity.
Next, three modules exist, which are complementary and adaptable.
Level 1
Professional Assessment Workshop
2-day immersion
Re-establishing the foundations and reviving a professional dynamic
Goals :
Identify post-illness impacts (fatigue, cognition, mental health), prevent disruptions in care pathways and build a gradual, safe and sustainable return to work, in accordance with INCa, HAS and Public Health France recommendations.
Content :
A guided and structured exploration of the needs, resources, cognitive abilities, values and skills revealed by the experience of illness, enabling the development of a first post-cancer professional roadmap that is realistic, secure and sustainable.
Expected results:
A return to work or a realistic professional project that is compatible with the state of health.
A reduction in the risks of career disruption and professional disengagement.
A better quality of working life and preserved employability over the long term.
This first workshop offers a space outside of daily life to breathe, take stock, and consider what the illness has changed and what it hasn't altered. It's a time to explore one's values, priorities, and strengths, and to begin to find meaning again.
Over the course of these two days, the professional project takes shape, becomes more precise, and a first roadmap emerges: realistic, stimulating, adapted to the period the person is going through.
The most immediate effect is often a profound sense of calm and the feeling of having found a solid anchor point for what lies ahead.
This second module is for those who have already laid the groundwork and wish to go further. It revisits the project that was started, observes what has happened since, identifies the skills that have emerged or evolved after the takeover, and consolidates everything that has already been built.
The Twin Garden — a visual and symbolic tool — accompanies this stage by allowing one to represent its evolution, its resources and its desires.
As a result, the project is stronger, more realistic, better aligned and sustainable.
Goals :
Evaluate, adjust and secure the post-illness career path by taking into account health status, fatigue and actual capabilities, in order to prevent career breaks and strengthen sustainable employability.
Content :
An experiential immersion based on metacognition and analysis of post-return experience, allowing to revisit the professional project in light of the cognitive, emotional and identity developments linked to the care pathway.
Expected results:
A stable and sustainable career plan , aligned with health status, functional abilities and available resources.
Increased autonomy in regulating work (pace, priorities, limits), reducing the risks of burnout and career disruption.
Secure professional continuity, with renewed confidence and a sustainable outlook in employment.
Level 2
Professional Assessment Workshop
2-day immersion
Consolidate, adjust and anchor the project
Anchoring program
12 months
A customized follow-up
Goals :
To restore the cognitive, emotional and professional capacities necessary for a stable, progressive return to work compatible with the actual state of health.
Content :
A 12-month program combining group activities, individual coaching, and neuroscientific resources to establish long-term reflexes of regulation, projection, and professional autonomy.
Expected results:
Enhanced cognitive and emotional balance, reducing the risks of relapse, disengagement or disruption of the journey.
A renewed ability to plan for a long-term future in employment, with a pace and requirements adjusted to available resources.
A secure career path, promoting continuity of employment, confidence and sustainable performance.
A structured and modular support program, deployed as a hybrid system combining group sessions and individual follow-ups, self-assessment tools, guided journaling, educational resources (videos, exercise booklets) and a dedicated platform , aimed at securing professional pathways after an illness, preventing disruptions in trajectory and supporting a sustainable return to activity, in line with the challenges of public health, job retention and sustainable performance.
Results that will permanently transform trajectories
Evaluations conducted since 2022 show significant and measurable effects on the supported pathways : participants strengthen their confidence , clarify a viable career plan and sustainably improve their employability .
Beyond the indicators, this support produces a profound change in posture: a renewed sense of purpose, a rediscovered ability to plan for the future, and strengthened professional legitimacy after a period of fragility related to health.
The data from our three-year longitudinal evaluation highlight:
+45% improvement in employability,
+70% increase in feelings of professional confidence
80% of participants finalize a realistic and sustainable professional project.
These results reflect the impact of a rigorous FemTech approach , based on cognitive science and prevention, serving continuity of career paths, job retention and sustainable performance that respects human realities.
An expert, committed, and deeply caring team
Professionals who understand the challenges of returning to work after a serious illness and who support each woman with tact, expertise and humanity.
The program is led by a multidisciplinary team :
Career support consultants, ensuring the security of professional trajectories.
Neuropsychologist , focusing on cognitive impacts, fatigue and post-illness projection.
Senior consultants from the medical environment, ensuring alignment with the realities of care.
Certified professionals in neuroscience and management, to translate health issues into concrete professional practices.
The team is fully certified in the Jume Method.
An internal scientific committee guaranteeing rigor and impact
Jume relies on an internal scientific committee responsible for contributing to the development, adjustment and evaluation of programs.
It brings together a clinical psychologist specializing in guidance, assessment and counseling, with a degree in neuroscience, and a university graduate with a degree in neuroscience .
Their expertise sheds light on systems based on metacognition, emotional skills and autobiographical memory , in order to guarantee their scientific validity, ethical consistency and measurable impact on career paths.
Jume's support services are based on a non-therapeutic approach, complementary to care, respectful of medical confidentiality, health timelines and the free will of the people being supported.
For businesses: a responsible commitment and a powerful HR lever
Offering this program means fully assuming one's role as a responsible employer , supporting people in a vulnerable phase while securing key skills and continuity of career paths.
It also affirms a mature corporate culture, capable of taking into account unique trajectories, anticipating human risks and transforming sensitive periods into levers for loyalty and sustainable performance.
This program allows organizations to:
Preventing the risks of job loss and career disruption following an illness;
To secure returns to employment and limit situations of relapse, disengagement or forced departure;
Strengthen policies on diversity, inclusion and quality of working life, with concrete and evaluable measures;
Supporting talented individuals through key moments in their career path;
Increase the organization's attractiveness and HR credibility among employees, partners and funders.