Alain Paraponaris is full professor of economics and vice dean at the Faculty of Economics and Management of Aix-Marseille University and researcher at the Aix-Marseille School of Economics. His research explores health economics issues and especially the temporary and/or permanent effects of health shocks, including cancer, on the socioeconomic status, the professional career and various labor market outcomes. He contributed to the VICAN2 and VICAN5 surveys carried out by INCa, with a particular attention paid to how the occurrence of cancer may exacerbate usual inequalities regarding unemployment, job tenure, earnings or the ability to sick leave, depending on gender, age, type of job (salaried or self-employed, worker, employee or executive) and controlling for the cancer location.