cancer

Critical Illness

One in five people who return to work after cancer face discrimination

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.

clock 07 November 2016 • 3 min read

PMI

UK managers still reluctant to discuss serious illness with staff

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.

clock 25 October 2016 • 3 min read

Critical Illness

Annual UK cancer cases to reach half a million in less than 20 years

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.

clock 14 October 2016 • 2 min read

Employee Benefits

Employers relying on 'knee-jerk approach' for staff with 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.

clock 31 May 2016 • 3 min read

Whole of Life

Promote e-cigarettes 'widely as smoking substitute'

E-cigarettes are likely to be beneficial to UK public health according to a Royal College of Physicians report.

clock 28 April 2016 • 2 min read

Employee Benefits

ECIS: 84% rise in cancer treatment costs for tradespeople

The cost of health insurance claims for cancer treatment among contractors and tradespeople has increased by 84% since 2012 according to ECIS.

clock 20 April 2016 • 2 min read

PMI

Cancer Drugs Fund has been managed ineffectively

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.

clock 08 February 2016 • 3 min read

Critical Illness

Cancer death rates fall by 10%

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.

clock 04 February 2016 • 2 min read

Income Protection

Benefits cuts put cancer patients at risk of homelessness

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.

clock 13 January 2016 • 2 min read

PMI

Obesity could cause around 700,000 new UK cancers by 2035

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.

clock 07 January 2016 • 2 min read