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Cancer costs Australia nearly $2 billion per year in lost labour

  • Written by Antolin Bonnett, Editorial Intern
A new study calls for additional support from government, employers and the medical profession for cancer survivors wanting to return to work. from shutterstock.com

Australia loses nearly A$2 billion of GDP every year due to people with cancer leaving the workforce.

A study published today in BMC Public Health showed that 67% of Australians of...

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