Cancer in the workplace: Costs top $263 billion annually

Cancer costs $263.8 billion annually in medical costs and lost productivity in the United States, with 80 percent of cancer patients being forced to exhaust their savings to cover treatment and other costs associated with the disease. The rate of filing for personal bankruptcy is 260 percent higher for cancer patients, as they deal with these increasing costs. "This disease exacts a financial and emotional toll — more than any other disease," said Jim Zemlyak, co-president and chief financial…
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