Cancer and work

摘要

AN estimated 2 million people in the UK are currently living with or beyond a cancer diagnosis. Improvements in cancer services as a result of the reforms outlined in the NHS Cancer Plan in 20001, coupled with advances in therapeutics and screening methodologies, have led to more people than ever living with cancer as a long-term condition rather than as an acute illness. The incidence of cancer survivors in the UK will continue to rise, in line with improved survival rates and the increasingly ageing population. Current estimates predict that by 2030 cancer survivors will exceed 3 million2.