Poll of cancer effects on work life
1st April 2010
Cancer often forces dramatic changes to people's work patterns, leading to a drop in income, new research has suggested.
A poll of over 1,000 sufferers shows 57% have been forced to quit work or education, change their role or cut their hours.
Seven out of 10 saw their income cut, on average by half, and 80% received no advice or warnings about the effects of cancer on their career.
The poll of current cancer patients or those who have had the disease in the past was carried out by Macmillan Cancer Support.
The charity is calling on the Government to provide more help for people diagnosed with cancer.
Ciaran Devane, chief executive of Macmillan, said: "Every year in the UK 106,000 people of working age are diagnosed with cancer, with many having to juggle jobs, treatment and the long-term effects of the disease.
"Parties must ensure that all working-age cancer patients are offered return-to-work support as part of a complete after-care programme designed to help them manage the long-term effects of treatment and get their life back to normal."
Copyright © Press Association 2010.
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