This is the first installment in a 3-part series that examines the latest statistics about the disease, as well as looking at the costs and other factors that need to be considered for employees who are battling cancer.
This expert commentary, which is divided into specific parts for you to read, emphasizes the impact that the workforce is facing when it comes to cancer today, and in the future. You will find more and more employers wanting to better understand the incidence of cancer among their employees because they are absorbing most of the cost of that cancer care—from a treatment perspective as well as a paid time off perspective.
Companies of all sizes are starting to understand how significant cancer is to their bottom line as well as to the psychosocial behaviors that exist among their employees. Employers need tools and resources to manage this new and growing problem that cannot be fixed overnight.
