Listen to part of a lecture in a social welfare class.
Now get ready to answer the questions. You may use your notes to help you answer.
Now get ready to answer the questions. You may use your notes to help you answer.
问答题
Choose the percentage for each statement according to the result of the research.
Ⅰ. Out of the patients who had to stop working while being treated, the percent of the patients who were able to work is ______
Ⅱ. Out of the patients who experienced work disability, the percentage of the patients who worked in spite of some problems is ______
Ⅲ. The percentage of the patients who had to stop working while being treated is ______
A. 13%
B. 20%
C. 40%
D. 84%
E. 50%
Ⅰ. Out of the patients who had to stop working while being treated, the percent of the patients who were able to work is ______
Ⅱ. Out of the patients who experienced work disability, the percentage of the patients who worked in spite of some problems is ______
Ⅲ. The percentage of the patients who had to stop working while being treated is ______
A. 13%
B. 20%
C. 40%
D. 84%
E. 50%
【正确答案】
【答案解析】在治疗过程中必须停止工作的患者中，可以重返工作的患者的比率是D项84%。在失去工作能力的患者中，尽管面临一些问题但是还继续工作的患者的比率是E项50%。在治疗中不得不停止工作的患者比率是C项40%。
[听力原文]
Professor: People who are cancer survivors and still of working-age are often still able to return to work after successfully undergoing treatment. It has been found that people who survive certain types of cancer that can be detected early, mainly breast and prostate cancers and melanomas, have the lowest risk of disease-related problems and of having to totally stop working. Meanwhile, patients treated for tumors affecting the central nervous system, head and neck, blood or lymph system had the highest rate of work disability and unemployment, in the four years following therapy. This suggests that some cancer patients require more assistance in dealing with potential problems when returning to work.
According to Dr. Pamela Farley Short of Pennsylvania State University, a way to determine a former cancer patient"s quality of life after treatment is by their ability to return to work. In terms of social interactions and relationships and one"s sense of identity, work plays an important role. Many people identify themselves by the job they do. On the whole, this can be viewed as good news. However, it also brings into the spotlight the fact that about 20% of cancer survivors continue to have problems that affect their work.
This data is the result of interviews of 1,400 cancer survivors treated at four medical centers from 1997 to 1999. Of the patients who had jobs when they were diagnosed, 13% were unable to continue working for cancer-related reasons within four years of being diagnosed. 40% of patients had to stop working while being treated. Of these patients, 84% were able to go back to work, often within the first year. In this study, 20% of patients experienced work disability in one form or another, but 50% of the patients worked in spite of any limitations that were a result of the treatment.
Patients who were least likely to experience work disability or found it necessary to leave their job once treatment started were the ones treated for breast, prostate, thyroid, uterus and skin cancer. However, people who had other types of cancer had a more difficult time. Patients treated for minors affecting the brain or spinal cord, experienced the highest rates of work disability and had one of the highest resignation rates. At a greater risk of work disability and unemployment were patients with late stage lymphoma, leukemia and head and neck cancers.
The differences in the rate of survivors returning to work and experiencing other types of disabilities are often related to the point at which tumors are diagnosed as well as the way certain types of cancer affects the body and the type of treatment. In the public health sector, the successful effort to have women have mammograms has resulted in more women being diagnosed earlier—a time when the treatment is less devastating on the body and more likely successful.
For doctors and other people working in the field of cancer diagnosis and treatment, the challenge is to identify and help cancer survivors with work-related issues. Patients need to be informed of the legal protection, if there is, regarding job discrimination. There are several organizations like the American Cancer Society that have information on this. Doctors and healthcare practitioners should help employers understand that people who survive cancer are going to continue on living for a long time and that they are just as productive as other people are.
[解析] 在文章中出现了很多数字，在听的时候应该随时记下来。这道题即是考查文中所说的百分比数字的。根据讲座中提到的Of these patients, 84% were able to go back to work可知，与I相对应的比率是D项84%；Ⅱ中problems对应文中的limitations，据50% of the patients worked in spite of any limitations，可知符合Ⅱ的比率是E项50%；据文中40% of patients had to stop working while being treated可知符合Ⅲ的比率是C项40%。
Social Welfare: Post Cancer Employment
Professor: People who are cancer survivors and still of working-age are often still able to return to work after successfully undergoing treatment. It has been found that people who survive certain types of cancer that can be detected early, mainly breast and prostate cancers and melanomas, have the lowest risk of disease-related problems and of having to totally stop working. Meanwhile, patients treated for tumors affecting the central nervous system, head and neck, blood or lymph system had the highest rate of work disability and unemployment, in the four years following therapy. This suggests that some cancer patients require more assistance in dealing with potential problems when returning to work.
According to Dr. Pamela Farley Short of Pennsylvania State University, a way to determine a former cancer patient"s quality of life after treatment is by their ability to return to work. In terms of social interactions and relationships and one"s sense of identity, work plays an important role. Many people identify themselves by the job they do. On the whole, this can be viewed as good news. However, it also brings into the spotlight the fact that about 20% of cancer survivors continue to have problems that affect their work.
This data is the result of interviews of 1,400 cancer survivors treated at four medical centers from 1997 to 1999. Of the patients who had jobs when they were diagnosed, 13% were unable to continue working for cancer-related reasons within four years of being diagnosed. 40% of patients had to stop working while being treated. Of these patients, 84% were able to go back to work, often within the first year. In this study, 20% of patients experienced work disability in one form or another, but 50% of the patients worked in spite of any limitations that were a result of the treatment.
Patients who were least likely to experience work disability or found it necessary to leave their job once treatment started were the ones treated for breast, prostate, thyroid, uterus and skin cancer. However, people who had other types of cancer had a more difficult time. Patients treated for minors affecting the brain or spinal cord, experienced the highest rates of work disability and had one of the highest resignation rates. At a greater risk of work disability and unemployment were patients with late stage lymphoma, leukemia and head and neck cancers.
The differences in the rate of survivors returning to work and experiencing other types of disabilities are often related to the point at which tumors are diagnosed as well as the way certain types of cancer affects the body and the type of treatment. In the public health sector, the successful effort to have women have mammograms has resulted in more women being diagnosed earlier—a time when the treatment is less devastating on the body and more likely successful.
For doctors and other people working in the field of cancer diagnosis and treatment, the challenge is to identify and help cancer survivors with work-related issues. Patients need to be informed of the legal protection, if there is, regarding job discrimination. There are several organizations like the American Cancer Society that have information on this. Doctors and healthcare practitioners should help employers understand that people who survive cancer are going to continue on living for a long time and that they are just as productive as other people are.
[解析] 在文章中出现了很多数字，在听的时候应该随时记下来。这道题即是考查文中所说的百分比数字的。根据讲座中提到的Of these patients, 84% were able to go back to work可知，与I相对应的比率是D项84%；Ⅱ中problems对应文中的limitations，据50% of the patients worked in spite of any limitations，可知符合Ⅱ的比率是E项50%；据文中40% of patients had to stop working while being treated可知符合Ⅲ的比率是C项40%。
多选题
According to the lecture, what kinds of cancer can cause the higher rate of work disability? (Click on 2 answers)
【正确答案】
B、D
【答案解析】[解析] 文章第四段的最后两句说道：Patients treated for tumors affecting the brain or spinal cord, experienced the highest rates of work disability and had one of the highest resignation rates. At a greater risk of work disability and unemployment were patients with late stage lymphoma, leukemia and head and neck cancers. 根据其中的关键词句affecting the brain or spinal cord可以得出答案。
问答题
Click in the appropriate box for each of the following statements.
|
High risk of
related diseases |
Low risk of
related diseases |
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| Patients treated for head or neck cancer | ||
| Patients suffering from breast cancer | ||
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Patients treated for tumours found in lymph
system |
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| Patients surviving melanomas |
【正确答案】
【答案解析】
[解析] 教授在讲座刚开始时说道...mainly breast and prostate cancers and melanomas, have the lowest risk of disease-related problems...由其中的关键词句breast, melanomas, the lowest risk可推测出第二、四项属于“得相关疾病的风险低”这一类；同时根据patients treated for tumors affecting the central nervous system, head and neck, ...had the highest rate of work disability可知第一、三项属于“得相关疾病的风险高”这一类。
| 得相关疾病的风险高 | 得相关疾病的风险低 | |
| 接受头颈癌治疗的病人 | * | |
| 乳腺癌患者 | * | |
| 淋巴系统中有肿瘤的病人 | * | |
| 黑色素瘤康复者 | * |
多选题
Choose the statements that were listed as a responsibility of doctors and health care providers in regards to their cancer patients. (Click on 2 answers)
【正确答案】
B、C
【答案解析】[解析] 教授在讲座接近尾声时说到了癌症领域的医生和护理人员所面临的一些挑战：...identify and help cancer survivors with work-related issues. Patients need to be informed of the legal protection, if there is, regarding job discrimination. 通过分析关键词句work-related issues以及legal protection 可以得出正确答案为B和C。