Cancer and Careers’ semi-annual online survey, conducted between August 2 and September 13, 2021, by The Harris Poll, was designed to better understand the experience of 876 cancer patients and survivors who are either employed or unemployed but looking for work. Additionally, Cancer and Careers commissioned Wakefield Research to conduct a subgroup survey of 100 Black and 100 Hispanic adults diagnosed with cancer who are working or have worked during treatment between July 20 and August 3, 2021, to better understand issues these populations are facing after diagnosis.

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Below are a few key highlights from the surveys:

• To safely participate in on-site work, more than three-quarters (78%) of individuals diagnosed with cancer say it is important that their company have vaccine requirement policies in place. 
• More than half (51%) of working Black and Hispanic patients and survivors report that their race or ethnicity played a negative role in how they were treated at work before diagnosis (56%) and after diagnosis (55%). 
• 35% of those employed and who have an HR department say they are hesitant to reach out to HR for support because they felt that HR would place company needs before the employee’s needs (37%), did not want to be treated differently (35%) and worried about getting fired (29%).  

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