From shifts in professional interests, what to say to hiring managers, feeling a lack of motivation, and when everyone else seems to be levelling up in their careers while you’ve been fighting for your life – we address questions submitted from those who have been diagnosed with cancer within the past year. Enjoy the conversation!
Being diagnosed, living with and living after cancer can be incredibly overwhelming, as it is. If you know, you know 🙋🏻♀️. Part of the overwhelm includes the significant financial health implications.
Up to 40% of cancer patients in Canada report experiencing financial distress*.
Those who submitted questions for this episode were diagnosed with cancer under the age of 40 years old. Compared to non-cancer cancer peers, young adults who have been impacted by cancer (an under-researched, often misunderstood and vulnerable sub-segment within cancer population) are 1.4X more likely to have outstanding credit card debts**.
*Fitch MI, Longo CJ. Emerging understanding about the impact of financial toxicity related to cancer: Canadian perspectives.
**YAC Prime Study
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