The long trek back to work

Approximately 90,000 15-64 year olds are diagnosed with cancer every year. At any one time, 500,000 people of working age are living with the disease. With ten-year survival rates for all cancers combined having doubled over the last 30 years, the chance of surviving cancer and being able to return to work is higher than it has ever been. And yet, our expectations and working practices do not appear to have changed to reflect this. There are 200 different types of cancer, and the symptoms and side effects from each one will affect each person differently. How staff cope with their situat...