Work and Cancer
Getting a cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming and you may have questions about how it impacts on your job and your ability to work, both during and after treatment. This section provides helpful links on employment issues and where to get advice, including how your employer can support you at work.
Video Resources
Cancer-related fatigue: expert advice and Gill’s story
Gill shares her experience of cancer-related fatigue, and talks with Lucy Pidgeon, Highly Specialised Physiotherapist, about what helps her cope day to day. She talks about how it impacted her return to work and what support she has accessed from her employer.
Online Resources
Macmillan - Work and Cancer
Having cancer may affect your ability to work. This page answers commonly asked questions about cancer and work. This includes your legal rights and sick pay options.
Self-employment and cancer
Knowing how cancer may affect you if you are self-employed can be difficult. Read more about this and decisions you may need to make.
Cancer and Employment Rights
Employment rights protect employees with cancer from being treated unfairly. Find out more about different types of discrimination.
Maggie's - Work and Cancer
Having cancer may affect your ability to work. This page will help you to find out more about work-related issues you may face after a cancer diagnosis, and how Maggie's can help.
Working with Cancer
Working With Cancer® helps employees, employers, the self-employed, job seekers and carers to manage cancer and work. We are dedicated to professionally guiding businesses to support employees who are impacted by cancer. Our trainers, coaches and policy advisors are all senior professionals from a wide range of industries who have experienced cancer and bring that lived experience and insight to their support.
Acas
Acas gives employees and employers free, impartial advice on workplace rights, rules and best practice.
Citizens Advice
Citizens Advice give people the knowledge and confidence they need to find their way forward - whoever they are, and whatever their problem. The national charity and network of local charities offer confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free.
Cancer Care Map
To find other services or support on this topic, visit Cancer Care Map and enter your postcode to find what is available near you.