An estimated 20,000 of those who are diagnosed with cancer each year in the UK will face discrimination in their workplace, according to new research released by Macmillan Cancer Support and YouGov at the World Cancer Congress in Paris.
One-fifth (20%) of UK managers with a team member who has, or has had, cancer do not know how to discuss that or any other serious illness with employees, according to research by AXA PPP healthcare.
Five hundred thousand people will be diagnosed with cancer each year in the UK by 2035 if trends continue, according to a Cancer Research UK study published in the British Journal of Cancer.
Employers are being left exposed to the fallout from cancer cases by a lack of specific planning, support and management according to research conducted among 500 HR professionals.
E-cigarettes are likely to be beneficial to UK public health according to a Royal College of Physicians report.
The cost of health insurance claims for cancer treatment among contractors and tradespeople has increased by 84% since 2012 according to ECIS.
The Cancer Drugs Fund has not been managed effectively and the government is still unable to assess the benefit to cancer patients, the Public Accounts Committee has found.
Cancer death rates in the UK have fallen by nearly 10% over 10 years according to the latest analysis released on World Cancer Day by Cancer Research UK.
Cancer patients could be at risk of losing their homes if proposed government cuts to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) go ahead, according to research commissioned by Macmillan Cancer Support.
Almost 700,000 new cases of cancer linked to being overweight or obese could be diagnosed in the UK during the next 20 years, a report has warned.