A study has uncovered that cancer survivors are facing unfair treatment when seeking financial services like loans, mortgages, and insurances . Even after successful treatment, patients are often obliged to disclose their past diagnoses. The research carried out by Queen's University Belfast explored the difficulties that survivors encounter across Europe in gaining access to various services.
Published in The Lancet Oncology journal, the investigation suggests roughly one in four individuals who have been given the all-clear continue to experience prejudice despite being officially "cancer free". Professor Mark Lawler, a digital health specialist at Queen's University, commented: "Our evidence of financial toxicity for cancer survivors is undeniable." Read more: DWP housing benefit warning He remarked on the startling implication of their findings: "Our data suggests that at a conservative estimate over a half a million cancer survivors in the UK may be experiencing some form of financial discrimination," reports the Express .
Read more: "And it may be even more. It is disgraceful that significant numbers of cancer survivors continue to be discriminated against financially." With the ongoing cost of living crisis, Prof Lawler highlighted the additional strain on cancer survivors and urged for prompt legal protection: "We need to bring in legislation to protect our patients who are living beyond their cancer as a matter of urgency.
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