Cancer prevention: What will move the needle?

Cancer Prevention Week

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Vanessa Sallows, group protection claims and governance director, L&G Retail, speaks with Perci Health’s co-founders 12 months on from the start of their partnership, to ask about rehabilitation outcomes and prevention opportunities.

Up to 40% of cancers could be preventable, according to latest UK data. There are three key ways to change the impact of cancer: prevent cancer diagnoses which are preventable; diagnose cancer earlier; and ensure cancer treatment is well managed through expert navigation and evidence-based rehabilitation. Kelly McCabe, co-founder and CEO, Perci Health, a L&G rehabilitation partner, said: "Support for working-aged people with cancer can't just start and end with treatment. "We have a responsibility to help prevent those cancers that are preventable and to provide more effective support...

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