Working With Cancer
WWC announces new research project
Posted: 25th April 2018
We are delighted to announce a new project in which we are hoping our supporters and coachees will be willing to participate. It’s in a very good cause! The long-term goal is that the research will provide insights that will enable individuals and employers to facilitate the transition back to work following cancer. The research… [Read More]
Transforming Breast Cancer Together: A Call for Change
Posted: 4th April 2018
Representatives of the three main political groups in the European Parliament have today launched a ‘Call for Change’ to transform breast cancer care in the EU. They call on EU institutions, EU Member States’ authorities and all relevant stakeholders to invest more in breast cancer prevention, treatment and care in order to ensure that… [Read More]
Economist Intelligence Unit report – breast cancer patients and survivors in the EU workforce
Posted: 3rd November 2017
WWC contributed to an Economist Intelligence Unit report on breast cancer patients and survivors in the EU workforce. There is also a separate report on the situation in the UK. Read the reports here
One story of working through cancer treatment
Posted: 7th July 2017
First there’s the shock and the disbelief. Then there’s the realisation that life goes on, that there are decisions – big decisions – to be made about how you are going to live it. When I got my breast cancer diagnosis in May 2012 I was in the middle of a big fundraising project for… [Read More]
The typical ‘journey’ back to work – how it works – Stage 2
Posted: 23rd June 2017
Last week we looked at how to manage work when you’ve had your cancer diagnosis confirmed. This week we’re going to look at how to manage work when you’re in active treatment. Download the full article here Written by Barbara Wilson, Founder, Working With Cancer
The typical ‘journey’ back to work – how it works
Posted: 16th June 2017
I really hate that word ‘journey’ when people talk about cancer. When I say it, I do that curled fingers in the air quote mark sign that tries to make it clear it is a cliché which I don’t really want to use but must because the English language doesn’t appear to offer a better… [Read More]
4 Thinking Traps Around Cancer At Work
Posted: 9th June 2017
In the work I do supporting those dealing with cancer in the workplace, how people communicate with those affected is a challenge that raises its head time and again. Of course as a line manager there are formal discussions that need to take place, but amongst and around that, it is often those more informal,… [Read More]
Did you know the Equality Act 2010 protects students as well as employees?
Posted: 2nd May 2017
As a Solicitor for almost 20 years specialising in employment law, encountering litigation in respect of cancer in the work place was rare. Disability, yes, on a daily basis, from physical to mental disability but never cancer as a disability. Having looked at the statistics for people being diagnosed with cancer this seems almost impossible… [Read More]
Introducing Evenbreak
Posted: 26th July 2016
We at Working With Cancer are often approached by cancer survivors struggling to find work after their cancer treatment. Whether they have been out of work for a short or long period the main issues are often the same: how to explain a gap on their CV or job application, what to say at an… [Read More]
Choose Life
Posted: 10th December 2013
Someone asked me the other day whether cancer was ultimately a positive, transformative experience. Gosh, what a question! Thinking positively about cancer didn’t come easily to me at all, and I can’t imagine it comes easily to anyone. I experienced many ‘dark’ days and long sleepless nights worrying about my fate. The worst part was… [Read More]