World Cancer Day 2023: Closing the care gap

Someone in the UK is diagnosed with cancer every 90 seconds on average, according to Macmillan Cancer Support. Ahead of World Cancer Day on 4 February, the protection industry has underlined the increasing health needs of women across the country, with claims data from Scottish Widows suggesting that women are more likely to need support against the financial effects of cancer. Cancer was the biggest reason women made critical illness claims to Scottish Widows in 2021, representing 77% of overall critical illness claims among women, compared to 49% of men. Similarly, cancer-related...