Cancer survivors face financial discrimination when seeking loans, mortgages and insurance

Researchers investigated financial barriers for cancer survivors in Europe. (Image: Getty) Cancer survivors face discrimination when trying to access loans, mortgages and health or travel insurance, a study reveals. Patients who have been successfully treated are often required to declare previous diagnoses when applying for financial services.

Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast looked at barriers to accessing services for survivors across Europe. Their work, published in The Lancet Oncology journal, estimated that one in four whose disease had been cured experienced discrimination despite being declared “cancer free”. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.

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