We talk about working or not working through cancer.

The diagnosis process is generally awful at work
You don’t have to be open about cancer--if you are open, you can help the next generation of patients
Tell fewer rather than more--you can ALWAYS tell more people, and you can’t tell FEWER people
Working will (likely) be your main issue if you work through cancer treatment
If you can ramp down your job to 20 hours a week, do that
Be gentle with yourself
Everyone should have disability insurance
Disability doesn’t pay out at 100%--it pays out from 40% to 80% generally
Know yourself and your job and communicate clearly to coworkers about that
Don’t compare yourself to anyone else--your experience can be totally different
There will (might) be guilt of shame, whatever choice you made about working
You might cry all the time for awhile, working or not
You don’t need to apologize--this is not your fault, and Thanks, Cancer! absolves you
Online resources can help with the process or resume critique (https://www.cancerandcareers.org/en)
Use your newfound perspective (in job and in life) when you inevitably get through to the other side