How employers can improve uptake of recommended cancer screenings


Late-stage cancers cost us dearly. They cost us in lives, in productivity and in resources.

We should do everything we can, as individuals, communities and employers, to make sure the people around us have good access to recommended cancer screenings.

While we don’t have screening or early detection available for every cancer yet, we do have tools to detect cancer early for many cancer types, including the four most-common cancers in the U.S. — breast, colorectal, lung and prostate cancers.…

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