How should employers support an employee returning to work following or during cancer treatment?
Cancer
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A clinical trial testing a potentially ground-breaking vaccine against skin cancer has recruited its first patients.
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The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine programme is up to 95% effective in preventing cervical cancer, official data has shown.
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Study suggests smoking-related deaths can be reduced if people attending lung cancer screening are offered stop-smoking support.
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Waiting times for processing benefits and government compensation claims for mesothelioma patients have doubled within a year.
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Cases of prostate cancer worldwide are set to surge by 2040, research has suggested, doubling from 1.4 million to 2.9...
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Giving out free e-cigarette ‘starter packs’ in hospital emergency departments to people who smoke can help them quit, a study has concluded.
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Researchers are working to develop the world’s first vaccine against lung cancer, building on the ground-breaking Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.
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Fewer middle-aged people are dying from cancer in the UK than at any point over the last 25 years, a study has suggested.
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AkzoNobel has agreed a six-figure settlement with a former worker who claimed he was exposed to asbestos in the 1960s.
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Last year was the ‘worst year on record’ for NHS cancer treatment delays in England, a charity has warned, as...
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World Cancer Day is a good time for employers to reflect on the support they can offer employees with cancer.
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Less than a third of employers (30%) offer support for serious illnesses such as cancer to help people stay in...
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Rising levels of obesity and being overweight are contributing to increasing mortality rates from bowel cancer among people aged under 50.
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A former HSBC employee who developed an asbestos-linked cancer after being exposed in the 1970s and 1980s has received a £900,000 payout.